The surname Rock, where does it come from?

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Rock
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a notable crag or outcrop, from Middle English rokke ‘rock’ (see Roach), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Rock in Northumberland.
English: variant of Roke (see Rokes 1).
English: metonymic occupational name for a spinner or a maker of distaffs, from Middle English rok ‘distaff’ (from Old Norse rokkr or Middle Dutch rocke or an unattested Old English cognate).
German: from a short form of the personal name Rocco (see Roche 3).
German: metonymic occupational name for a tailor, from Middle High German rok, roc ‘skirt’, ‘gown’.
German (R?ck): variant of Roche 3.
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Rock
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a notable crag or outcrop, from Middle English rokke ‘rock’ (see Roach), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Rock in Northumberland.
English: variant of Roke (see Rokes 1).
English: metonymic occupational name for a spinner or a maker of distaffs, from Middle English rok ‘distaff’ (from Old Norse rokkr or Middle Dutch rocke or an unattested Old English cognate).
German: from a short form of the personal name Rocco (see Roche 3).
German: metonymic occupational name for a tailor, from Middle High German rok, roc ‘skirt’, ‘gown’.
German (R?ck): variant of Roche 3.
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Even stranger is his first name "The".
Where does that come from?

People have already given some derivations but here is an interesting website on surnames.

English. 1. topographic name for someone who lives near a notable crag or outcrop, from ME rocc,rock, or habitation name from a place named with this word, for example Rock in Northumberland.
2. topographic name for someone who lived near a large oak tree, from a misdivision of ME atter oke:at the oak. Rock in Worcestershire gets its name this way, and the surname may in some cases be a habitation name from this source.
3.metonymic occupational name for a spinner of wool or a maker of distaffs, from ME rok distaff.

I have a Dutch ancestor whose last name Rock came from the Dutch spelling of Raak. This might be a possibility, but keep in mind that many names have more than one 'origin'. I would suggest working your genealogy starting with yourself and working your way back person by person, generation by generation. By working your way back in this manner, you are more likely to find the accurate origin of your line rather than assuming the origin of a totally unrelated line.

If this question has to do with The Rock (the wrestler). Darrell Johnson is his Christian name. He first starting wrestling using his father's first name, Rocky and his grand father's last name, Mavea. I know this because I'm one of his cousin';s on his mother's side of the family. The fan's started calling him The Rock because it is easier to remember than Rocky Mavea and easier. Easy, short, and sweet. Also, maybe because of his rock hard body. Rock's are solid, last a long time, and difficult to move.