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Rosman Surname Meaning

Jewish (Ashkenazic): from South German Ross ‘horse’ hence an occupational name for a breeder or keeper of horses or perhaps a nickname for someone thought to resemble a horse or a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a horse.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Rose with the addition of man ‘man’. Americanized form of German Rosmann (see Rossmann) and Slovenian, Croatian, Hungarian, Czech, and Slovak Rozman, Rožman or Rozmán.

Polish and Czech: from German Rossmann.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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You can see how Rosman families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Rosman family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Rosman families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 13 Rosman families living in Alberta. This was about 23% of all the recorded Rosman's in Canada. Alberta had the highest population of Rosman families in 1911.

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Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Rosman life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1973, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Rosman in 1962 was 70, and 94 in 2004.

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