Rosson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Rosson

What does the name Rosson mean?

The ancestors of the Rosson family brought their name to England in the wave of migration after the Norman Conquest of 1066. They 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 Rosson family

The surname Rosson 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 Rosson family

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Rosson Spelling Variations

Before the last few hundred years the English language had no fixed system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations occurred commonly in Anglo Norman surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Rosson were recorded, including Rawstorne, Rawsthorne, Rawstorn, Rawstron, Rawstrone, Rawsthorn, Rostron and many more.

Early Notables of the Rosson family

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Rosson Ranking

the United States, the name Rosson is the 10,431^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Rosson migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia included the Third Fleet of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Third Fleet

Miss Isabella Rosson, (b. 1753), aged 34, English settler convicted in London on 10th January 1787, sentenced for 7 years for stealing clothing, transported aboard the ship "Lady Penrhyn" leaving in 1787 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1788 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Rosson (post 1700) +

Mary Beth Rosson, American Professor at the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology
General William Bradford Rosson (1918-2004), American Commander of the U.S. Army, Pacific from October 1970 to January 1973
Richard Rosson (1893-1953), American film director and actor, brother of Helene Rosson
Harold "Hal" Rosson (1895-1988), American five-time Academy Award nominated cinematographer
Arthur Rosson (1886-1960), English-born, American director, brother of cinematographer Hal Rosson
Queenie Rosson (1889-1978), American silent film actress who starred in 20 silent films
Helene M Rosson (1897-1985), American silent film actress who starred in 37 films
R. L. Rosson, American politician, Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona, 1895-96 3
Peggy Rosson, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Texas State Senate 29th District 4

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, March 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html