Last Name ROSS

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Meaning Local: from the district of Ross. Robert de Ross married Isabel, daughter of William the Lion. Sir John Ross was created Lord Ross in 1489.
Local: A shire of Scotland. 'Ros,' a peninsula, an isthmus, a promontory. 'Rhos,' in Welsh, is a moor, a bog. 'Ros,' in Cornish British, is a mountain, a meadow, a common. 'Rose' and 'Rosh' signify a valley or dale between hills.
Origin Scottish, Gaelic, Jewish, Norwegian, Native American, Chilean, Irish, Falkland, Maltese, Belgian, South african, Hungarian, Guam

Rank 89 (2000 US census) 80 (1990 US census)
Count 219,961 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 71.46%, or 157184 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 23.67%, or 52065 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.46%, or 1012 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.89%, or 1958 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.69%, or 3717 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.82%, or 4003 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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