La Rosa History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Italian name La Rosa literally means "rose" (the flower) in English and is popular as a forename and surname. It is most popularly spelt Rosa and De Rosa, but at time the surname it may also be spelt Rosa and De Rosa. The DeRosa and Rosa spellings are frequented in the United States.
Early Origins of the La Rosa family
The surname La Rosa was first found in Italy, where bearers of La Rosa were found since the Middle Ages in many areas of Italy, including Venetia, Emilia and the south. The spelling variations on the name which end in "o" are mostly from the south, whereas those that end in "i" are mostly from the north. The name La Rosa, like many Italian surnames began as a personal name long before it was adopted as a surname; the name means "rose."
Early History of the La Rosa family
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La Rosa Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Rosa, De Rosa, Rosas, Rosi, Di Rosa, La Rosa, Larosa, Roselli, Rosellini, Rosiello, Rosetti, Rosettini, Rosettin, Rosina, Rosini, Rosin, Rosita, Rosoni, Rosone, Roson, Rosani, Rosano, Rosan, Rosanelli, Rosatto and many more.
Early Notables of the La Rosa family
Prominent among members of the family was Pacecco De Rosa (Giovanni Francesco De Rosa) (1607-1656), an Italian painter, active in Naples. Salvator Rosa (1615-1673), was an Italian Baroque painter, poet and printmaker, active in Naples, Rome and Florence; and Francesco Rosa (died 1687), was an Italian painter from Genoa. His best known works include The Glory of the Eternal Father...
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La Rosa Ranking
In the United States, the name La Rosa is the 6,481st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1
La Rosa migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
La Rosa Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Fco Larosa, aged 50, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
- Francisco Larosa, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1866 2
- Francisca De LaRosa, who arrived in Peru in 1892 2
La Rosa Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Antonia LaRosa, aged 26, who landed in America from Marsala, Italy, in 1906
- Antonio LaRosa, aged 20, who landed in America from Linguaglotsa, Italy, in 1907
- Antonino LaRosa, aged 16, who landed in America from Terimini, Palermo, Italy, in 1909
- Antonio Larosa, aged 25, who settled in America from Canolo, Italy, in 1910
- Angelo Larosa, aged 32, who immigrated to the United States from Trani, Italy, in 1910
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Contemporary Notables of the name La Rosa (post 1700) +
- Julius La Rosa (1930-2016), Italian-American Daytime Emmy Award nominated traditional popular music singer
- Danny LaRosa (b. 1986), American Major League Baseball player
- James LaRosa, American actor and singer
- Maria LaRosa, American Weather Channel anchor
- Tara LaRosa (b. 1978), American female mixed martial artist
- Thomas LaRosa, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1928 3
- Anthony P. LaRosa, American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Rocky Hill, Connecticut, 2011-12 3
- Juan Pedro de la Rosa (b. 1986), professional Mexican boxer
- Rubby Carlos De La Rosa Corporan (b. 1989), Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Juan Carlos La Rosa Llontop (b. 1980), Peruvian footballer
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Citations +
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html