| ![Show Contents]() Roston History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 England Roston is a name that was carried to England in the great wave of migration from Normandy following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Roston family lived in Yorkshire, at Rostherne. Rawsthorn is derived from Old Norman names that mean red, and torn. Accordingly, the name means dweller by the thorns. Early Origins of the Roston familyThe surname Roston was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the manor of Fryston, and were conjecturally descended from Gerbodo, a Norman noble, who held those lands at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book in 1086, a census initiated by Duke William of Normandy after his conquest of England in 1066. This family emerged with several basic spellings, Rawson, which became popular in Yorkshire in all their various branches, Rawsthorne and Rawstorne and Rostron and Rawstorn all became more popular in Lancashire. Early History of the Roston familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Roston research. Another 94 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1683 and 1965 are included under the topic Early Roston History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Roston Spelling VariationsBefore English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, Norman French and other languages became incorporated into English throughout the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Roston include Rawstorne, Rawsthorne, Rawstorn, Rawstron, Rawstrone, Rawsthorn, Rostron and many more. Early Notables of the Roston familyMore information is included under the topic Early Roston Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Roston migration to the United States | + |
In England at this time, the uncertainty of the political and religious environment of the time caused many families to board ships for distant British colonies in the hopes of finding land and opportunity, and escaping persecution. The voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, though, and many arrived in North America sick, starved, and destitute. Those who did make it, however, were greeted with greater opportunities and freedoms that they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Early immigration records have shown some of the first Rostons to arrive on North American shores:
Roston Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- James Roston, who arrived in America in 1807 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Roston (post 1700) | + |
- Edward Roston, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 2008 2
- Chaston Roston, American politician, Independent Candidate for Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2001 2
- 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 2016, March 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Roston migration to the United States 
