French: habitational name from any of numerous places so named,
from Old French roche ‘rocky crag’, ‘stony outcrop’, or a
topographic name from the same word. In Canada it is a frequent
secondary surname, which has also been used independently since 1683;
it is often translated as Rock.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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