Ros History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Noble surnames, such as Ros, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Ros, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Ros family originally lived in a place where wild roses grew. The surname is derived from the Latin word rosa, which means rose. The family name Ros is also derived from the given name Rose.

Early Origins of the Ros family

The surname Ros was first found in Old Castile, in the mountains near Santander.

Early History of the Ros family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ros research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1352 is included under the topic Early Ros History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ros Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ros, de Ros, Rosas, de Rosas, Rosa, de la Rosa, Rosal, del Rosal, Rosales, de Rosales, Rosete, Rosano, Rosana, Roso and many more.

Early Notables of the Ros family

Prominent among members of the family

were seventeenth century Chilean historian Diego de Rosales, a Jesuit priest who defended the rights of the Indians
seventeenth century Spanish playwright Pedro Rosete
nineteenth century Argentinian military officer Leonardo Rosales
nineteenth century Spanish painter Eduardo Rosales y Martínez
nineteenth century Argentinian politician Juan Manuel de Rosas
nineteenth century Mexican composer Juventino Rosas
nineteenth century Mexican poet José Rosas Moreno
nineteenth century Philippine artist Fabián de la Rosa

Ros World Ranking

In the United States, the name Ros is the 14,776^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Ros is ranked the 2,702^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2 And in Netherlands, the name Ros is the 417^th popular surname with an estimated 3,967 people with that name. 3

Ros migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ros Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Anton de Ros, who sailed to America in 1526
Juan Ros, who sailed to Peru in 1579

Ros Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Frederig Ros, who landed in New York in 1709 4
Henrich Ros, who arrived in Frederick County, Maryland in 1769 4

Ros Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francisco Ros, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1816 4
Anton De Ros, who arrived in America in 1826 4
J R Ros, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 4
David Ros, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1860 4
Narciso Ros, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Ros (post 1700) +

Manuel León Ros, American politician, Honorary Consul for Cuba at Pascagoula, Mississippi, 1909 5
Álvaro Rodríguez Ros (1936-2018), commonly known as Alvarito, was a Spanish football defender and manager
Giuseppe "Bepi" Ros (1942-2022), Italian bronze medalist heavyweight boxer at the 1964 Olympics
Manon Steffan Ros (b. 1983), Welsh novelist, playwright, games author, scriptwriter and musician; she is the author of over twenty children's books and three novels for adults, all in Welsh, her award-winning novel Blasu has been translated (by the author) into English, under the title of The Seasoning
Edmundo William Ros OBE (1910-2011), born Edmund William Ross, Trinidadian musician, vocalist, arranger and bandleader
Arno Ros (b. 1942), German philosopher, Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Ros Drinkwater (b. 1944), Scottish actress, born in Glasgow

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html