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Roseland EnglishAmericanized form of Norwegian
Røys(e)land; a habitational name from about 30 farmsteads, many in Agder, named from Old Norse reysi ‘heap of stones’ + land ‘land’, ‘farmstead’.
Rosell SwedishCombination of
ros "rose" and the common surname suffix
-ell.
Rosemeyer GermanDerived from the Middle High German
rose meaning "rose" and
meier meaning "(tenant) farmer steward". This is a German nickname and distinguishing name for a farmer who grew or liked roses.
Rosemont EnglishFrom
rose "rose" +
mont "mount". Also the name of a town in central California, near Sacramento. In 1880, there were 6 Rosemont families in Indiana.
Rosén SwedishCombination of Swedish
ros "rose" and the common Swedish surname suffix
-én.
Rosenbaum German, CzechHabitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a rosebush, Middle High German
rōsenboum.
Rosenbaum JewishOrnamental adoption of modern German
Rosenbaum "rose bush".
Rosenthal German, Jewishname for any of numerous places named rosenthal or rosendahl. means " rose valley"
Roser GermanGerman: topographic name for "someone who lived at a place where wild roses grew" (see Rose 1), with the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.German (Röser): habitational name from places called Rös, Roes, or Rösa in Bavaria, Rhineland, and Saxony, or a variant of Rosser.Swiss German (Röser): from a short form of a Germanic personal name based on hrod "renown".English: "unexplained".
Rosevear Cornish, EnglishFrom the name of a Cornish village near St Mawgan which derives from Celtic
ros "moor, heath" and
vur "big".
Rosewarne CornishCornish locational origin from Ros(e)warne, an estate in the parish of Camborne. The name derives from the Breton "ros" meaning a hill(ock), usually one where heather grows, plus the Anglo-Norman French "warrene", a piece of land for breeding game.
Rosholt NorwegianNorwegian: habitational name from either of two farms called Røsholt in southeastern Norway, named with Old Norse, either ross ‘mare’ or ruð ‘clearing’ + holt ‘grove’, ‘wood’.
Rosier FrenchFrench for "rose tree" or "rose bush". A common surname in Francophone areas. It is also the name of a fallen angel who was considered the patron demon of tainted love and seduction.
Rosing German1 German and Dutch: patronymic from a derivative of the medieval personal name Rozinus.... [
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Rosmarin GermanAccording to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary and Latin dictonaries the name Rosmarin derives from the Latin words 'ros' ('dew' or 'tear') and 'marin' ('sea')... [
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Rosseau French, AmericanVariant spelling of
Rousseau. Comes from the Old French word
rous meaning "red", likely a nickname for someone with red hair or a particularly rosy complexion.
Rossignol FrenchMeans "nightingale" in French, used as a nickname for person with a good singing voice, or ironically, for a raucous person.
Rosso ItalianDerived from the Italian word
rosso meaning "red". It was used as a nickname for people with red hair or that used to wear in red.
Rost GermanFrom a nickname for a red-haired person, from Middle High German
rost meaning ‘rust’.
Rost GermanA metonymic occupational name for a limeburner or blacksmith, from Middle High German, Middle Low German
rōst meaning ‘grate, grill’ or Middle High German
rōst(e) meaning ‘fire, embers, pyre, grate’ (typically one for burning lime).
Rostási HungarianProbably comes from the Hungarian word "rosta" wich means sieve.
Rostov Russian, LiteratureEither derived from Rostov Oblast, a Russian federal subject, the town of Rostov in Yaroslavl Oblast, or Rostov-on-Don, a Russian city in the Rostov Oblast. This is also the surname of multiple characters from Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel "War and Peace".
Rostworowski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Rostworowo.
Roszhart GermanThe original spelling of the name is Roßhart. Roß means "horse" and hart means "hard" in German. The name was changed when the family immigrated to the United States in the 1850's. Some took on the name "Rosshart", and some "Roszhart" as the ß has the "sss" sound.
Rota ItalianMeans "wheel" in Italian, from various place names.
Rothchilds Old CelticScottish circa 1500-1600. See Neil Oliver's book 'The Vikings' for mention of Rothkilde
Rothfus GermanMiddle High German rot "red" + vuoz "foot", a nickname for someone who followed the fashion for shoes made from a type of fine reddish leather. Or a variant of
Rotfuchs, from the Middle Low German form fos "fox", a nickname for a clever person.
Rothfuss GermanVariant spelling of
Rothfus. A notable bearer is Patrick Rothfuss (1973-), an American author of epic fantasy.
Rott GermanAs far as I've researched the name dates back to a man by the name of Count Palatine Kuno von Rott (~1083). After he got land from the Pfalzfrafs which seem to be a nobile family line.... [
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Rotten Popular CultureFrom the English word rotten, meaning "In a state of decay/cruel, mean, immoral/bad, horrible". In the Icelandic children's television program LazyTown, Robbie Rotten is the main antagonist of the show who desires silence and peace, continuously formulates reckless schemes that often feature him masquerading in various disguises as a means of hoodwinking or tempting residents away from an active lifestyle... [
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Rotter GermanVariant spelling of Rother, an occupational name for the foreman or leader of a group or association of men, or a work gang, from an agent derivative of Middle High German rotte ‘team’, ‘gang’... [
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Rotterdam DutchDenoting someone from a place named
Rotterdam "place of the muddy water".
Rottscheit GermanModernization of Rotscheidt, also a city in Germany (Rottscheidt) bearing another modern alternate spelling. When broken down it ultimately means "red" and "piece of wood", implying that the families of today descends from woodwrokers.
Rouen FrenchFrom the other broad category of surnames that was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. ... Ruen is a place-name from in Rouen, the capital of Normandy... [
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Rouge FrenchNickname for someone with a ruddy complexion.
Rougeau FrenchDiminutive of
Rouge, a nickname for someone with a ruddy complexion.
Rouget FrenchDerived from the French adjective
rouge meaning "red" combined with the French masculine diminutive suffix
-et.
Rough EnglishA topographic name referring to a dwelling with uncultivated ground, ultimately deriving from Olde English ruh meaning "rough".
Rouhani PersianMeans "cleric, clergyman" or "clean, pure, good" in Persian.
Rõuk EstonianRõuk is an Estonian surname derived from the word "rõuk", a type of traditional stack made for the collection and drying of hay, cereals, or straw, often made with a wooden frame.
Rouse Englishnickname for a person with red hair, from Middle English, Old French rous ‘red(-haired)’
Roussos GreekOriginally a nickname for a red-haired or blond person, derived from Greek ρούσος
(roúsos) "red".
Routh EnglishFrom the village and civil parish of
Routh in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (recorded in the Domesday book as
Rutha). The place name may derive from Old Norse
hrúedhr meaning "rough shaly ground"... [
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Röver GermanThis surname was originally used as a derogative nickname for an unscrupulous individual, from Middle Low German
rover meaning "pirate, robber."
Rover English, German (Anglicized)This surname is derived from Middle English
roof (from Old English
hrof) combined with the agent suffix
(i)er, which denotes someone who does/works with something. Thus, the surname was originally used for a constructor or repairer of roofs.... [
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Rovira CatalanTopographic name for someone who lived by an oak wood, from Catalan
rovira meaning "oak wood, oak grove".
Rovnák CzechHabitational name from places named Rovné and/or Rovný.
Rowe JewishA shortened form of the surname Horowitz, a variant of the surname Horovic, from the town of Horovice, Czech Republic.
Röwekamp GermanFrom old German
röwe meaning "lion" and
kamp meaning "fighter". Perhaps named for someone who's brave.
Rowett EnglishEnglish from a medieval personal name composed of the Germanic elements
hrod ‘renown’ +
wald ‘rule’, which was introduced into England by Scandinavian settlers in the form
Róaldr, and again later by the Normans in the form
Rohald or
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Rowley EnglishAnglo Saxon Name- locational, comes from several places in England such as in Devonshire, Yorkshire, County Durham and Staffordshire. It means ' rough wood or clearing', from the Old English 'run' meaning rough and 'leah', meaning clearing in a wood.
Rowson English (British, Anglicized)The ancestors of the Rowson family first reached the shores of England in the wave of migration after the Norman Conquest of 1066. Their name is derived from the Norman given name Ralph. This name, which also occurs as Ralf, Rolf, and Raoul, is adapted from the Old French given name Raol.... [
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Roxburgh ScottishFrom
Roxburgh, a village near the market town of Kelso in the Scottish Borders area in Scotland, derived from the Old English byname
Hroc meaning "rook" and
burh meaning "fortified place"... [
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Royintan PersianRoyintan means "invulnerable". It is a Persian origin surname, which is written as رویین تن in Persian. It consists of
royen meaning "strong" and
tan meaning "body, person".... [
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Rozelle FrenchBeautiful flower from France brought over by an immigrant named Page Rozelle. People said when she said something nice or touched you, good luck would come to you.
Rozema FrisianPossibly a contraction of Roelfsema meaning "son of
Roelf" or derived from
Roos. Also spelled Rosema, Roosma, Rozeman.
Rozman JewishVariant of Rosman. Slovenian (also Rožman): occupational name for a carter or a horse breeder or dealer, from Middle High German ros 'horse' + man 'man'. Compare German Rossmann.
Rozwadowski PolishHabitational name for someone from Rozwady or Rozwadów in Biała Podlaska voivodeship.
Rubalcava SpanishHabitational name for someone originally from the town of Rubalcaba in Cantabria, Spain. The name itself is derived from Arabic الربع الخالي
(ar-rubʿ al-ḵālī) meaning "the Empty Quarter", referring to the Rub' al Khali desert in the Arabian Peninsula.
Rubiáns GalicianIt indicates familial origin in the parish of Santa María de Rubiáns in the municipality of Vilagarcía de Arousa.
Rubino ItalianThe surname Rubino derives from the name Rubino, in turn originated from the Latin term "Rubeus" (red) with evident reference to the well-known precious stone. It is thought that originally the surname was attributed to the physical characteristics of having red hair, however, the origin of the surname Rubino from the Hebrew term "Ruben" which meant "son of providence", or even from the apheresis of the name "Cherubino".
Rucci ItalianPatronymic from the personal name
Ruccio, from a short form of various pet names formed with this suffix, as for example Gasparuccio (from Gaspari) or Baldassaruccio (from Baldasare).
Ruch German (Swiss)It was originally a nickname for a greedy person, from Middle High German ruoch ‘eager,’ ‘intent.’... [
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Rucinski PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Ruciany in Siedlce.
Rucker GermanMiddle High German: nickname
rucken "to move or draw". North German: nickname from Middle Low German rucker "thief", "greedy or acquisitive person". German: from a reduced form of the Germanic personal name
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Rückmann GermanFrom a Germanic personal name based on
hrok "intent", "eager" (Old High German
ruoh).
Rudd EnglishThe surname Rudd is derived from the Old English root "rud-," a component in the words "rudig," which means "ruddy," and "ruddoc," which means "red-breast." The surname was originally a nickname for a ruddy complexioned or red-haired person, or perhaps for someone who habitually wore the color red.
Rudeen Swedish (Archaic)Variant or possibly an anglicized form of
Rudén. Rudeen is currently not used in Sweden. One known bearer, bishop Torsten Rudeen (1661-1729), got his name from his father's surname
Rudenius (also related to Rudén).
Rudolf GermanFrom a personal name composed of Old High German
hrōd "renown" and
wolf "wolf", equivalent to English
Ralph. This name is also found in Slovenia.
Rudström SwedishCombination of Swedish
rud "deforested land, clearing" and
ström "stream".
Rudyard EnglishFrom the location Rudyard (Staffs) which is recorded as Rudegeard in 100 The place-name probably derives from Old English
rude "rue" and
geard "enclosure yard".
Rudzutaka Latvian (Rare)Rudzutaka is compound from two words first
rudzu meaning "rye" and second
taka meaning "path". Rudzutaka is femenine form of surname, the masculine form of surname is Rudzutaks. Most famous person with this surname is Jānis Rudzutaks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jānis_Rudzutaks... [
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Rue FrenchThe name Rue dates back to the days of Medieval France, in the region of Normandy. It is derived from their residence in Normandy. However, the name Ruell is derived from the Old French word ruelle, meaning lane or alley, and indicates that the original bearer lived in such a place... [
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Rueangsi ThaiFrom Thai เรือง
(rueang) meaning "bright, brilliant" and ศรี
(si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour".
Rueda SpanishDerived from the Spanish word "rueda" meaning "wheel."
Rueger GermanThe name was likely first bestowed on someone thought to have the characteristics of a heron as a nickname, eventually becoming a hereditary surname.