Roos Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 1
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 4
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 2
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 1
London 5
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 3
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 1
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 1
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 10
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Roos Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Roos family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 13
Daur Of Groom 2
Shoe Maker 2
Groom & Gardener 1
Weaver's Servant 1
Wife Of Groom 1
House Servant 1
Farm Servant 1
Pauper Charwoman 1
Seamans Daur 1
Seamans Wife 1
Smith 1
Wife Of Above 1
Stone Mason 1
General Servant 1
Journeyman Tailor 1
Upholsterer 1
Miner Coal 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Roos

Name Census Frequency
Mary Roos 55
William Roos 52
John Roos 50
Thomas Roos 30
George Roos 29
Sarah Roos 29
Elizabeth Roos 25
Charles Roos 23
James Roos 21
Henry Roos 20
Annie Roos 19
Ann Roos 17
Catherine Roos 16
Jane Roos 13
Robert Roos 12
Margaret Roos 11
Frederick Roos 9
Richard Roos 9
Francis Roos 8
Joseph Roos 8
Albert Roos 7
Hannah Roos 7
Maria Roos 7
Peter Roos 7
Philip Roos 7

Roos Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rees 50% 200,374
2 Rose 50% 157,852
3 Ross 75% 71,403
4 Rouse 60% 28,270
5 Reese 40% 5,158
6 Ruse 25% 4,501
7 Aris 25% 3,585
8 Roose 80% 3,029
9 Rise 25% 1,984
10 Rous 75% 1,352
11 Airs 25% 1,290
12 Aries 40% 1,061
13 Ries 50% 1,019
14 Reis 50% 931
15 Roos 100% 897
16 Rosa 50% 704
17 Rus 50% 436
18 Aires 20% 298
19 Rase 25% 254
20 Roes 75% 253
21 Eairs 20% 247
22 Reas 50% 243
23 Ires 25% 214
24 Ares 25% 205
25 Rosie 40% 188
26 Rause 40% 178
27 Ros 75% 174
28 Orois 60% 170
29 Roase 60% 161
30 Eares 20% 157
31 Orse 25% 143
32 Ears 25% 142
33 Rease 40% 141
34 Iris 25% 119
35 Roas 75% 117
36 Rawse 40% 113
37 Aiers 20% 103
38 Raise 40% 103
39 Earis 20% 102
40 Res 50% 101

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The surname Roos is the 15th most popular variant of Rees.

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