Roque (surname)

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Roque is a Spanish and Portuguese surname or Germanic origin. [1] Notable people with the surname include:

See also

  1. "Estos apellidos frecuentes en España son de origen visigodo o germánico". El Español (in Spanish). 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2024-05-18.

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