A Portuguese, Spanish and Italian surname, Rocha comes from the Celtic term ’rocca’ meaning a cliff, boulder or rock. The spelling variations for Rocha include de Rocha, Roache, Rocchini, Roci, Ruocco, Roccato, Rocco and Roccon. From Portugal in the 17th and 18th centuries many with the Rocha family name moved to Brazil, Argentina, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Columbia and Peru. In England the scattered locations for most with the Rocha surname in the city of London, Northumberland, Lancashire and in Glamorgan, Wales. Within the United States the original Rocha families settled in Louisiana. From there they resettled into Texas, California, New Mexico, Michigan, Rhode Island, Minnesota, and Arizona. Famous: Michael Rocha (professional baseball player), Juan Ramon Rocha (champion footballer from Argentina), Paulo Roberto Rocha (footballer and later manager from Brazil), Zach de la Rocha (singer), Mikhaila “Coco” Rocha (fashion model), Enrique Rocha (singer from Mexico), John Steve Rocha (a voice over actor) and Sharon Rocha (author).