Surname Rochester (Rochester 
, Рочестер, רוצ'סטר 
) , all around the world, is quite a common cognomen. The surname Rochester is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Saint Kitts and Nevis, where it is quite a common surname, Jamaica, and Barbados. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Jamaica. Very seldom, Rochester is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Rochester | Australia, Jamaica, Canada, United States, United Kingdom |
| רוצ'סטר | Israel |
Róchester, โรจนสิต, and โรเชสเตอร์
| aldwulf of rochester Bishop of Rochester (b. 700) |
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| eardwulf of rochester Bishop of Rochester (b. 700) |
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| solomon of rochester English judge (b. 1240) |
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john rochester English Catholic priest, GB (b. 1498) |
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| sir john rochester (1462-1508), GB (b. 1462) |
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| robert rochester English Catholic retainer of Mary I of England (b. 1494) |
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| anne wilmot of rochester (1672-1703) (b. 1672) |
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nathaniel rochester American Revolutionary War soldier and land speculator (1752–1831), US (b. 1752) |
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william beatty rochester jr. (b. 1826) |
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| william b. rochester American lawyer and politician (1789–1838), US (b. 1789) |
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| thomas h. rochester American mayor (1797–1874), US (b. 1797) |
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| john rochester Canadian industrialist (1822–1894), CA (b. 1822) |
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anna rochester American activist, US (b. 1880) |
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| thomas fortesone rochester (b. 1823) |
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claire rochester American vaudeville performer, US (b. 1893) |
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