Rosin Family History
Rosin Name Meaning
German: habitational name from Rosien near Bentheim in Lower Saxony or Rosin in Mecklenburg. This surname is also found in France (mainly Alsace). German: from Middle High German Middle Low German rosne ‘raisin’ probably a metonymic occupational name for a dealer in raisins. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). See also 3 below. Germanized or Americanized form of Slovenian Rozin and Sorbian Rozyn: nickname or metonymic occupational name derived from Slovenian rozina Sorbian rozyna ‘raisin’ words of German origin (see 2 above). Italian (Veneto): from a variant of the personal name Rosino a pet form of Roso . French: diminutive of Rose 1 or a pet form of the female personal name Rose 6. Croatian (Rošin): patronymic from a short or pet form of various male personal names containing the syllable ro(š) (see Rosko ); or patronymic from the nickname Rošo ‘red-haired’ (see Rosic ).7: Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish personal name Ro(y)ze (see Rose ) formed with the Slavic possessive suffix -in.8: Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): Russified variant of Rosen 1 formed with the Slavic possessive suffix -in instead of the ending -en.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022