Rocha (Portuguese pronunciation:['ʁɔʃɐ]) 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-PortugueseSephardic surname.[1][2]
^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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