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Rocha is a Portuguese family name. 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". The roots of the name are in the Middle East, believed originating from Sephardi Jews. The family migrated to Europe when the Roman empire took over Israel and destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE. The first documented usage of the surname in Portugal was from a Monsignor de la Roche, who arrived in Portugal on his way to the Holy Land from possibly Flanders during the reign of Afonso III of Portugal, and assisted in the taking of Silves from the Moors. Afonso III of Portugal granted this gentlemen lands in Torres Novas and other locales for his services. His descendants used the Portuguese version of the word, ‘da Rocha’. Another wave of the Roche family, after the Jewish diaspora, moved to Diocese of Fermoy, Ireland. After, they migrated to portugal where they were viscounts during the reign of Joao I This family helped with the Portuguese war against Castile and this gentlemen had three sons, Gomes, Louis, and Raymond. It is from D. Gomes da Rocha where the Portuguese version of the name continued onto later generations. Another Portuguese author, Felgueiras Gayo, states Gomes was married to a lady by the name of D. Ines de Meneses (who changed her name from Ines Avireina) after becoming a widow, he became commandante of Pombeiro. It is from this family that the current coat-of-arms bearing ‘da Rocha’ families of Portugal are said to be descended. Today many descendants of the Rocha family live in southern Brazil, as many members of the family were forced to move out of Portugal due to the Portuguese Inquisition and prosecution of the Jews. Conspiracy theorists say that the family at some point in history, had a monopoly in the entire fishing business in Portugal. It is believed that at some stage the family was richest than the portuguese king. Conspiracy theorists also claim that the family used to lend money and finance Jewish businesses all over Portugal, Spain and France. The family were also involved in financing gentiles charging lots of interests. ==People with the surname== *Alvany Rocha, mathematician *Carlos Eduardo Rocha, mixed martial artist *Coco Rocha, Canadian supermodel *Dardo Rocha, an Argentinian 19th century politician *Evaristo Rocha, President of Nicaragua in 1839 *Glauber Rocha, Brazilian filmmaker *John Rocha, Hong Kong born fashion designer *John E. Rocha, an American educator *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 *Ricardo W Rocha, a Brazilian conductor *Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 1973), a Brazilian footballer more commonly known as Roberto Carlos *Vagner Rocha, mixed martial artist *Jeffrey Rocha, (Born 1979) Automotive Super Sales Manager 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rocha (surname)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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