| ![Show Contents]() Rostan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Rostan is a name of ancient Norman origin. It arrived in England with the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Rostan 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 Rostan familyThe surname Rostan 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 Rostan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rostan research. Another 94 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1683 and 1965 are included under the topic Early Rostan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Rostan Spelling VariationsEndless spelling variations are a prevailing characteristic of Norman surnames. Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules, and the introduction of Norman French added an unfamiliar ingredient to the English linguistic stew. French and Latin, the languages of the court, also influenced spellings. Finally, Medieval scribes generally spelled words according to how they sounded, so one person was often referred to by different spellings in different documents. The name has been spelled Rawstorne, Rawsthorne, Rawstorn, Rawstron, Rawstrone, Rawsthorn, Rostron and many more. Early Notables of the Rostan familyMore information is included under the topic Early Rostan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Rostan migration to the United States | + |
To escape the political and religious persecution within England at the time, many English families left for the various British colonies abroad. The voyage was extremely difficult, though, and the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving. But for those who made it, the trip was most often worth it. Many of the families who arrived went on to make valuable contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Rostan or a variant listed above:
Rostan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Francis Rostan, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1849 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Rostan (post 1700) | + |
- Léon Louis Rostan (1790-1866), French internist, member of the Académie Nationale de Médecine, eponym of Rostan's asthma
- Marc Rostan (b. 1963), French racing driver
- 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)
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Rostan migration to the United States 
