Rocha (surname)
Rocha (Portuguese pronunciation: ['ʁɔʃɐ]) is a Portuguese language surname. Its origin can be French,[1] but it can be also a Jewish-Portuguese Sephardic surname.[2][3] It literally means “rock” or “boulder” in Portuguese; for instance, “rochas sedimentares, metamórficas e magmáticas” means “sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks”. It is also a topographical surname that is found in Portugal as “da Rocha” or simply Rocha, literally, "one who is from/of the rock".
People with the surname
- Alvany Rocha, mathematician
- Carlos Eduardo Rocha, mixed martial artist
- Coco Rocha, Canadian supermodel
- Dardo Rocha, an Argentinian 19th-century politician
- Diogo Rocha (tennis), Portuguese tennis player
- Evaristo Rocha, President of Nicaragua in 1839
- Geraldo Rocha Pereira, Brazilian footballer
- Glauber Rocha, Brazilian filmmaker
- John Rocha, Hong Kong born fashion designer
- Jawn Rocha, Photographer
- Juan Ramon Rocha, Argentinian footballer-manager and former Panathinaikos FC player
- Luis M. Rocha, Portuguese-American scientist
- Red Rocha (1923–2010), American basketball player and coach
- Ricardo Rocha (Portuguese footballer), a Portuguese footballer
- Ricardo Roberto Barreto da Rocha, a Brazilian footballer
- Ricardo Cordeiro da Rocha, a Brazilian footballer and manager
- Paulo Rocha (disambiguation), multiple people
- Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 1973), a Brazilian footballer more commonly known as Roberto Carlos
- Simone Rocha, an Irish fashion designer
- Vagner Rocha, mixed martial artist
References
- ↑ http://www.origemdosobrenome.com/familia-rocha-da/ Família Rocha
- ↑ Sephardic Genealogy: Discovering your Sephardic Ancestors and their World - Jeffrey S. Malka. - Best Judaica Reference Book (2002) by Association of Jewish Libraries; http://www.sephardicgen.com/ - Most complete reference of Sephardic names online; http://www.sephardicgen.com/databases/SephardimCom2009.htm - List of 41,000 Sephardic Surnames extracted from books by Harry Stein Archived version
- ↑ Jorge Martins (2006), Portugal e os Judeus: Volume I – dos primórdios da nacionalidade à legislação pombalina, Lisboa, Vega.
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