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

The surname Rossie is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. In Scotland, the island of Rousay is located on the Orkney Islands and dates back to Neolithic times. The island's spelling evolved from "Rollesay" in the 14th century and "Rowsay" in the 16th century. But before migrating to Scotland, the Rossie family lived in Normandy at the village of Rosay.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Rossi, Rossie, Rossei, Rossy, Rossey, Rosse and others.

First found in Norfolk, where they were Lords of the Manor of Waterden and West Rudham where Lambert de Rossei was an under tenant to Earl Warren. They were originally from Rosay, Seine-Inf, arrondisement of Dieppe, in the canton of Bellencombre. Descended was Lambert's son, Walkelin who held Castle Acres, and then succeeded by Ralph de Rosei about 1270. They seemingly moved north to Fife where they were granted the lands of Rossie near Montrose.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rossie research. Another 363 words(26 lines of text) covering the years 1219, 1245, and 1296 are included under the topic Early Rossie History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Rossie Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rossie Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • William Sutherland Rossie, who landed in Illinois in 1855
  • Antonio Rossie, aged 24, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1894

Rossie Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Anseen Rossie, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1914
  • Catherine S Rossie, aged 21, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1919
  • Albert Rossie, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1919
  • Arthur Rossie, aged 27, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1922

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