Rocque

Borrowed from French Rocque.

Rocque (plural Rocques)

1. A surname from French.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rocque is the 40494^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 540 individuals. Rocque is most common among White (85.56%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rocque”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

from several places in France such as Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in Alpes-Maritimes, from the original name in Occitan ròcabruna (“brown rock”), from ròca (from Medieval Latin rocca) + brun.

Compare Larocque, Roch, Rock, Roque, Roche.

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Rocque m or f by sense

1. Rocque: a surname

• English: Rocque