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The Rochelle surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,553 people carried this name — #9,181 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 83,300 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,446 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Rochelle surname

Habitational or topographic name from places in France, La Rochelle, from Old French rochelle diminutive form of roche (“rock”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Rochelle» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 406 people named Rochelle.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 départements, most often Ille-et-Vilaine.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Ille-et-Vilaine 188
Bas-Rhin 51
Paris 31
Manche 19
Cher 17
Yvelines 11
Nord 9
Eure-et-Loir 8

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 262 people named Rochelle live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 168
Entre Ríos 83
City of Buenos Aires 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Rochelle in American newspapers,
1902.

Newspaper page from The News & Observer carrying the name Rochelle
The News & Observer 1902-01-09
Newspaper page from The Farmer And Mechanic carrying the name Rochelle
The Farmer And Mechanic 1902-01-14
Newspaper page from Santa Fe New Mexican carrying the name Rochelle
Santa Fe New Mexican 1902-01-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 114,424 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Rochelle,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Claire Rochelle
    Claire Rochelle 1908–1981 · film actor
  • Joseph-Henri Flacon Rochelle 1781–1834 · lawyer
  • Fred Rochelle 1885–1901
  • Alfred Peter Rochelle-Thomas 1915–2003 · antiquarian
  • Alfred Peter Rochelle-Thomas 1915–2003 · antiquarian
  • Alfreda Rochelle-Thomas 1928–2019 · antiquarian

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Rochelle.

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