Rosa Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 2
Buckinghamshire 1
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 6
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 1
Derbyshire 0
Devon 1
Dorset 0
Durham 1
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 1
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 2
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 9
Leicestershire 1
Lincolnshire 0
London 13
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 2
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 3
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 4
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 3
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 16

Wales

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

Rosa Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rosa family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 19
Annuitant 1
Cook 1
Cook (domestic Servant) 1
Florist 1
General Servant Domestic 1
House Keeper 1
Nursemaid 1
Buyer 1
General Domestic 1
House Keeper Domestic 1
Joiner 1
Labourer Steel Works 1
Steel Cutter 1
Pauper 1
Theatrical Servant 1
Butler 1
Farm Servant Indoor 1
Tea Merchant And Stationer 1
Tailoress 1
Butler Domestic 1
Laundress 1
Lodge Keeper 1
General Labourer 1
Wife Of General Labourer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Rosa

Name Census Frequency
Mary Rosa 46
William Rosa 38
John Rosa 24
Elizabeth Rosa 19
Sarah Rosa 19
Ann Rosa 16
Charles Rosa 16
Frederick Rosa 14
George Rosa 14
Thomas Rosa 14
Joseph Rosa 13
Alfred Rosa 11
Eliza Rosa 11
Jane Rosa 11
Alice Rosa 10
Emma Rosa 10
Alexander Rosa 9
Annie Rosa 9
Ellen Rosa 9
Henry Rosa 9
James Rosa 9
Edward Rosa 8
Emily Rosa 8
Harriett Rosa 8
Louisa Rosa 8

Rosa Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rees 25% 200,374
2 Rose 75% 157,852
3 Rouse 60% 28,270
4 Reese 40% 5,158
5 Ruse 50% 4,501
6 Aris 25% 3,585
7 Roose 60% 3,029
8 Rise 50% 1,984
9 Rous 50% 1,352
10 Airs 0% 1,290
11 Aries 20% 1,061
12 Ries 25% 1,019
13 Reis 25% 931
14 Roos 50% 897
15 Rosa 100% 704
16 Rus 50% 436
17 Aires 20% 298
18 Rase 50% 254
19 Roes 50% 253
20 Eairs 0% 247
21 Reas 25% 243
22 Ires 25% 214
23 Ares 25% 205
24 Rosie 60% 188
25 Rause 40% 178
26 Ros 75% 174
27 Orois 40% 170
28 Roase 60% 161
29 Eares 20% 157
30 Orse 25% 143
31 Ears 0% 142
32 Rease 40% 141
33 Iris 25% 119
34 Roas 50% 117
35 Aiers 0% 103
36 Raise 40% 103
37 Earis 20% 102
38 Res 50% 101

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

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