De Roiste | rare: South East. Ir.Lang. See Roche. |
Roache | fairly rare: Mayo etc. Ir. de Róiste. See Roche. |
Roche | Very numerous: Munster and South East etc. Ir. de Róiste, from French roche, a rock. Normans who became established in Wexford and Munster after the Invasion. The area round Fermoy was known as Críoch Róisteach (Roches' Country). IF. |
DEDs where Roche and a second surname are found together
This list shows total 1901 Roche households by county.
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