Definition of "Roach"

A surname.

1. A surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn from Norman, in turn from Old French]  examples

2. A surname from placenames  examples

A placename

1. A rivers in the United Kingdom

   1. The River Roach, a river in Essex, England, which is a stream before becoming a tidal river and joining the River Crouch.  examples

   2. Alternative spelling of Roch, the River Roch or Roach, A river in Greater Manchester, England. Roach appears to be mainly an older spelling.  quotations  examples

      Quotations

      • A Bacup to Manchester Victoria via Heywood diesel multiple-unit crossing the River Roach at Heap Bridge, Bury on November 4, 1960.

        1964 October, “North-Western Line Multiple-Unit Services”, in Modern Railways, page 252, photo caption

2. A places and rivers in the United States

   1. A short river in Piscataquis County, Maine, which flows into Moosehead Lake.  examples

   2. A short river in Virginia, a tributary of the Rivanna River.  examples

   3. An unincorporated community in Camden County, Missouri.  examples

   4. A ghost town in Clark County, Nevada.  examples

   5. An unincorporated community in Cabell County, West Virginia.  examples