Ros Family History
Ros Name Meaning
Catalan: nickname for someone with blond hair or a fair complexion ultimately from Latin russus. Swedish: ornamental name from ros ‘rose’. English and Scottish: variant of Ross . Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a breeder or keeper of horses from Middle Dutch ros ‘horse’. Dutch: nickname for a red-haired reddish or ruddy person. Slovenian: nickname from archaic ros ‘russet’ hence denoting a person with russet-colored hair. Compare Rous 6 and Rus 7: Slovenian (Roš): nickname from roš a shortened form of rovaš ‘stick split lengthwise’ which was used to keep accounts (by scoring or making notches in the wood). Compare Rosh 8: Cambodian: written រស់ from a Khmer word meaning e.g. ‘to be alive’. Compare Rous 7.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022