Roach Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Discover how your Roach ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.

Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 10
Carnarvonshire 7
Cardiganshire 5
Cheshire 31
Carmarthenshire 13
Cornwall 249
Cumberland 8
Derbyshire 3
Devon 219
Dorset 3
Durham 5
Essex 50
Flintshire 7
Glamorgan 18
Gloucestershire 272
Hampshire 94
Hertfordshire 9
Hunts and Rutland 1
Kent 40
Lancashire 207
Leicestershire 2
Lincolnshire 1
London 475
Middlesex 13
Monmouthshire 31
Norfolk 7
Northamptonshire 18
Oxfordshire 3
Pembrokeshire 182
Shropshire 7
Suffolk 5
Somerset 26
Surrey 22
Sussex 11
Staffordshire 17
Warwickshire 2
Westmorland 1
Wiltshire 12
Worcestershire 8
Yorkshire 48
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Denbighshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Northumberland 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Roach Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Roach family

Profession Census Frequency
Labourer 89
Female Servant 86
Agricultural Labourer 70
Independent 57
Male Servant 25
Farmer 24
Clerk 9
Tailor 9
Lab 9
Dress Maker 8
Collier 8
Carpenter 8
Shoe Maker 8
Laundress 8
Servant 7
Tin Miner 7
Pauper 7
Mason 6
Publican 5
Hawker 5
Sawyer 5
Tinner 5
Hatter Journeyman 5
Boot Closer 5
Weaver Cotton 5

Most Frequent Forenames for Roach

Name Census Frequency
Mary Roach 2,428
John Roach 2,075
William Roach 1,784
Thomas Roach 1,299
James Roach 1,269
Elizabeth Roach 1,116
George Roach 663
Sarah Roach 663
Ann Roach 622
Margaret Roach 582
Ellen Roach 579
Jane Roach 474
Catherine Roach 434
Charles Roach 420
Henry Roach 393
Patrick Roach 375
Annie Roach 366
Edward Roach 342
Eliza Roach 341
Michael Roach 332
Richard Roach 296
Joseph Roach 286
Martha Roach 272
Alice Roach 271
Bridget Roach 256

Roach Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rich 60% 28,337
2 Roach 100% 28,272
3 Roche 60% 9,020
4 Reach 80% 4,271
5 Arch 40% 3,984
6 Roch 80% 1,966
7 Urch 40% 1,956
8 Riche 40% 1,299
9 Roache 83% 1,171
10 Rouch 80% 1,099
11 Richie 33% 1,029
12 Reech 60% 551
13 Arche 20% 385
14 Ruch 60% 369
15 Reich 60% 283
16 Riach 80% 276
17 Rach 80% 154
18 Rooch 80% 143

Did you know?

The surname Roach is the 2nd most popular variant of Rich.

Search for the Roach family