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What does Rochester mean?
Rochester 
as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Rochester is "stone camp or fortress". Place name.
STARTS WITH Ro-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, stone (rock)
Variations
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Rochester Nikolas (R.N.), ..
How popular is Rochester?
Rochester is an uncommon given name for men but a very popular surname for all people (#8137 out of 150436, Top 5%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Rochester entered the list in 1940-1949 and reached its top position of #1913 in the U.S. then, but is not ranked currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Rochester are Chester (#1704 IN 2018), Chet and Rock. Usage of these relations of Rochester reached its peak in the 1910s (AVERAGE #1513) and has become significantly less since (#1926, DOWN 99%), with the form Chester becoming less fashionable.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Alester, Coster, Fester, Forester, Forrester, Forster, Foster▼, Hollister, Kester, Lancester, Lanchester, Lankester (see Lancaster), Leicester, Lester▼, Manchester, Nester, Roche, Rochus, Rossiter, Silvester, Sylvester▼, Todhunter and Vester. These names tend to be more frequently used than Rochester.
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