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Origin Displayed: Spanish

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

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

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.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Early migrants to the New World bearing this surname or a variant spelling of the name were Juan del Rosal, who sailed to America in 1513; Gonzalico Rosas sailed to America in 1514.

For more information on the last name Rosas, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.

Some noteworthy people of the name Rosas
  • Jose Leopold Rosas, American computer company executive
  • Salvador Miguel Rosas, American attorney
  • Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793-1877), conservative Argentine politician who governed the Buenos Aires Province from 1829 to 1832 and from 1835 to 1852
  • César Rosas (b. 1954), Mexican singer, songwriter and guitarist
  • Fernando José Mendes Rosas (b. 1946), Portuguese academic and politician


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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist


We have researched the Rosas family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline


Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements


In the Rosas coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate


We encourage you to study the Rosas genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Rosas Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Rosas 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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