Rocha () is a Portuguese language surname. 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 topographic surname that is found in Portugal as “da Rocha” or simply Rocha, literally, "one who is from/of the rock". It could also be a Jewish-Portuguese Sephardic surname.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 versionJorge Martins (2006), Portugal e os Judeus: Volume I – dos primórdios da nacionalidade à legislação pombalina, Lisboa, Vega.
People with the surname Alicia de Larrocha (1923–2009), Spanish pianist and composer Alvany Rocha, mathematician André Rocha (athlete) (born 1977), Brazilian para-athlete Antônio Cavilhas Rocha, Brazilian chess master Carlos Eduardo Rocha, mixed martial artist Chuck Rocha, US political strategist Coco Rocha (born 1988), Canadian supermodel Dardo Rocha, an Argentine 19th-century politician Diogo Rocha (tennis), Portuguese tennis player Elian Rocha (born 2000), Brazilian curler Evaristo Rocha, President of Nicaragua in 1839
Geraldo Rocha Pereira, Brazilian footballer Glauber Rocha (1939–1981), Brazilian filmmaker John Rocha, Hong Kong born fashion designer Juan Ramon Rocha, Argentine footballer-manager and former Panathinaikos FC player Kali Rocha, American actress Laci Peterson, American woman who disappeared whose maiden name was Rocha Luis M. Rocha, Portuguese-American scientist Manuel Rocha, Colombian-American diplomat and Cuban agent Marcelo Nascimento da Rocha (1976–2025), Brazilian businessman, consultant and speaker Marina Rocha (born 1989), Brazilian politician Martha Rocha (1932–2020), Brazilian model Red Rocha (1923–2010), American basketball player and coach Ricardo Rocha (disambiguation), multiple people 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 Yanis da Rocha (born 2004), Portuguese footballer Zack de la Rocha, lead singer of the band Rage Against the Machine
See also Manuel de la Rocha (Empath), a Marvel Comics character
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