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Where did the German Roos family come from? What is the German Roos family crest and coat of arms? When did the Roos family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Roos family history?
The ancient and distinguished surname Roos is derived from the Middle High German word "rose," meaning "a rose." The name may have been first borne by someone who lived near a rose garden, or by someone who lived in a house bearing the sign of the rose. Alternatively, the name may be of nickname origin, referring to someone with a "rosy" complexion. The surname is common in many European countries, including England, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, as well as Germany, and can be found under a large number of spelling variations.
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Rose, Rosse, Rhose, Roese, Roser, Roeser, Roze, Roos, Roose, Roosa, Roosen and many more.First found in Silesia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation. The origins of the name make it likely that several branches of the family emerged independently during the Middle Ages; there are records dating from the 13th documenting the presence of the name Roos in Schleswig-Holstein, Pomerania, Alsace, Swabia, and Bohemia, as well as Silesia.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Roos research. Another 290 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1579, 1581, 1639, 1736, 1762, 1771, 1795, 1798, 1807, 1864, and 1873 are included under the topic Early Roos History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Roos. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Roos Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Cornelia Roos, aged 4, arrived in New York in 1659
Roos Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Kristoffel Roos, who landed in New York in 1709
- Andreas Roos, who landed in New York, NY in 1710-1714
- Gerret Roos, who landed in New York in 1715
- Francis Roos, who arrived in Philadelphia County, Pa in 1741
- Caspar Roos, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752
Roos Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Simon Roos, who arrived in New York in 1835
- Margareta Katharina Roos, who arrived in Brazil in 1845
- Jacob Roos, who arrived in Texas in 1846
- Fredrick Roos, aged 24, landed in Baltimore, Md in 1847
- Charles Roos, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1848
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- Bahlow, Hans and Edda Gentry. Translation Dictionary of German Names 2nd Edition. Madison: University of Wisconsin, 2002. Print.
- Fogleman, Aaron Spencer. Hopeful Journeys German Immigration, Settlement, and Political Culture in Colonial America 1717-1775. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Print. (ISBN 978-0812215489).
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- Göbel, Otto. Niederdeutsche Familiennamen der Gegenwart Wolfshagen-Schäbentz. Franz: Westphal, 1936. Print.
- Fogleman, Aaron Spencer. Journeys German Immigration, Settlement and Political Culture in Colonial America 1717-1775. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Print. (ISBN 978-0812215489).
- Bahlow, Hans (Edda Gentry trns). Dictionary of German Names . Madison, Wisconsin: Max Kade Institute, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-924119-35-7).
- Bahlow, Hans. Mecklenburgisches Namenbüchlein Ein Führer durch Mecklenburgs Familiennamen. Rostock: Carl Hinstorffs Verlag, 1932. Print.
- Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
- Oswald, G. Lexicon der Heraldik. Leipzig: 1984. Print.
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