Rocque
See also: rocque
English
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Etymology
editProper noun
editRocque (plural Rocques)
- A surname from French.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rocque is the 40494th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 540 individuals. Rocque is most common among White (85.56%) individuals.
See also
editFurther reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rocque”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
French
editEtymology
editfrom several places in France such as Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in Alpes-Maritimes, from the original name in Occitan ròcabruna (“brown rock”), from ròca (from Medieval Latin rocca) brun.
Compare Larocque, Roch, Rock, Roque, Roche.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
editRocque m or f by sense
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- English: Rocque
See also
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- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
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- French terms derived from Medieval Latin
- French terms with audio pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French feminine nouns
- French nouns with multiple genders
- French masculine and feminine nouns by sense
- French surnames