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Rosa Family Crest
Rosa Family Crest
Rosa

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Where did the Spanish Rosa family come from? What is the Spanish Rosa family crest and coat of arms? When did the Rosa family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Rosa family history?

Noble surnames, such as Rosa, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Rosa, 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 Rosa 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 Rosa is also derived from the given name Rose.

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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.

First found in Old Castile, in the mountains near Santander.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rosa research. Another 381 words(27 lines of text) covering the year 1352 is included under the topic Early Rosa History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 83 words(6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Rosa Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

  • Pedro de la Rosa sailed to Cartagena in 1534
  • Francisco de la Rosa sailed to New Spain in 1535
  • Alonso de Rosa sailed to Nombre de Dios, Panama in 1538

Rosa Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Albert Rosa, aged 46, landed in New York in 1721
  • Peter Rosa, who arrived in Savanna(h), Ga in 1735

Rosa Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Julian DeLa Rosa, aged 7, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829
  • Domingo Rosa, aged 35, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1831
  • Pedro DeLa Rosa, who landed in Cartagena in 1834
  • Nicolas de la Rosa, who moved to Texas in 1835
  • Nicolas DeLa Rosa, who arrived in Texas in 1835


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  • Margarita Rosa, American government official
  • Mark Della Rosa, American visual effects artist
  • Salvator Rosa (1615-1673), Italian landscape painter
  • Sergio Rosa, Canadian professor
  • Carl August Nicolas Rosa (1842-1889), German impresario


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  1. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
  2. Diez, Ma Del Carmen Galbis. Catalogo de Pasajeros a Indias Durante los siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII Archivo General de Indias Sevilla Volume 6. Murcia, Spain: Ministerio de Cultura, 1986. Print.
  3. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  4. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
  5. Archivo General De Indias, Sevilla. Catalogo de Pasajeros a Indias durante los Siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII Edited by the docents of the General Indian Archives under the Director of the Archives, Don Cristobal Bermudez Plata 3 Volumes - Volume 1 1509-1534. Sevilla, Spain: Imprenta de la Gavidia, 1940. Print.
  6. García Carraffa, Alberto and Arturo. Diccionario Heráldico y Genealógico de Apellidos Españoles y Americanos 88 Volumes. Madrid: A. Marzo. Print.
  7. de Cadenas, Vicente Y Viicent. Caballeros de La Orden de Santiago Siglo XVIII. Madrid: Hidalguía, 1996. Print.
  8. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  9. Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
  10. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
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The Rosa Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Rosa Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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