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View Surname: Ross


ROSS
SOURCE: Location
USAGE: English, Scottish
PRONOUNCED: RAWS (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From various place names (such as the region of Ross in northern Scotland) which are derived from Scottish Gaelic ros meaning "promontory, headland".
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