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The surname Rossinton was first found in West Riding of Yorkshire at Rossington, a parish, in the union and soke of Doncaster. 1 The place name literally means "farmstead at the moor," from the Celtic word "ros" + the Old English "-ing" + "tun." 2
Jermias de Rosinton was the first record of the family recorded in the Curia Regis Rolls for Yorkshire in 1210. Later Peter of Rosington was listed in the Feet of Fines for Yorkshire in 1246. 3
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rossinton research. Another 143 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1210, 1455, 1487, 1510 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Rossinton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Rossington, Rosington, Rossinton, Rosinton and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Rossinton Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Rosington, who was naturalized in Michigan in 1858; A. E. Rossington, who was on record in Toronto in the census of Ontario Canada of 1871.