Rochester

English

"stone camp or fortress"

Rochester Origin and Meaning

The name Rochester is a boy's name of English origin meaning "stone camp or fortress".

Rochester was Jack Benny's famous valet and sidekick, played by early African-American comic Eddie Anderson.

Famous People Named Rochester

• Edmund Lincoln "Eddie" Anderson aka Rochester American actor

The name Rochester in Pop Culture

• Rochester Van Jones character on "The Jack Benny Program"
• Edward Fairfax Rochester character from Jane Eyre
• Rochester NY, third largest city in New York state