Rose Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Rose Name Meaning: Originates for the Rose flower which derives from the Latin word 'Rosa', may have also been a sortened form of a forname.

This surname may have been a nickname for someone with a 'rosy' complexion, or a topographical name for someone who lived in an area where roses grew.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 134
Buckinghamshire 398
Berkshire 418
Cambridgeshire 302
Channel Islands 110
Cheshire 566
Cornwall 79
Cumberland 51
Derbyshire 601
Devon 272
Dorset 628
Durham 529
Essex 1,258
Gloucestershire 450
Hampshire 1,013
Herefordshire 26
Hertfordshire 247
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 130
Isle of Man 0
Kent 1,237
Lancashire 2,149
Leicestershire 430
Lincolnshire 683
London 4,678
Middlesex 1,300
Northumberland 299
Norfolk 663
Northamptonshire 353
Nottinghamshire 895
Oxfordshire 316
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 130
Shropshire 67
Suffolk 1,001
Somerset 399
Surrey 1,057
Sussex 369
Staffordshire 1,076
Warwickshire 1,631
Westmorland 12
Wiltshire 437
Worcestershire 888
Yorkshire 2,165

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 7
Cardiganshire 2
Carnarvonshire 13
Carmarthenshire 12
Denbighshire 29
Flintshire 12
Glamorgan 406
Merionethshire 2
Montgomeryshire 7
Monmouthshire 206
Pembrokeshire 10
Radnorshire 2

Rose Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rose family

Profession Census Frequency
School 3,020
Farm Labourer 285
General Labourer 244
Labourer 211
Private Means 207
General Servant (domestic) 193
Farmer 137
Dressmaker 129
Coal Miner Hewer 120
Clerk 117
None 116
Domestic Servant 105
At School 95
Laundress 93
At Home 90
Shop Assistant 83
House Painter 76
Dress Maker 75
Bricklayer 70
Carpenter 69
Scholar 69
Butcher 67
Housekeeper 66
General Servant Domestic 65
Errand Boy 64

Most Frequent Forenames for Rose

Name Census Frequency
William Rose 10,237
Mary Rose 8,925
John Rose 8,205
George Rose 6,385
Elizabeth Rose 6,186
Sarah Rose 5,131
Thomas Rose 5,071
James Rose 4,603
Charles Rose 3,622
Henry Rose 3,516
Ann Rose 3,331
Jane Rose 2,439
Alice Rose 2,358
Eliza Rose 2,342
Emma Rose 2,341
Joseph Rose 2,273
Ellen Rose 2,151
Annie Rose 2,148
Robert Rose 2,029
Frederick Rose 1,981
Edward Rose 1,825
Emily Rose 1,794
Alfred Rose 1,786
Arthur Rose 1,718
Hannah Rose 1,480

Rose Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rees 25% 200,374
2 Rose 100% 157,852
3 Rouse 80% 28,270
4 Reese 60% 5,158
5 Ruse 75% 4,501
6 Aris 25% 3,585
7 Roose 80% 3,029
8 Rise 75% 1,984
9 Rous 50% 1,352
10 Airs 0% 1,290
11 Rowes 60% 1,100
12 Rows 50% 1,097
13 Aries 20% 1,061
14 Ries 25% 1,019
15 Reis 25% 931
16 Roos 50% 897
17 Rosa 75% 704
18 Rosse 80% 457
19 Rus 50% 436
20 Rozee 60% 328
21 Aires 20% 298
22 Rase 75% 254
23 Roes 50% 253
24 Eairs 0% 247
25 Reas 25% 243
26 Ires 25% 214
27 Ares 25% 205
28 Rosie 80% 188
29 Rause 60% 178
30 Ros 75% 174
31 Orois 40% 170
32 Roase 80% 161
33 Eares 20% 157
34 Orse 50% 143
35 Ears 0% 142
36 Rease 60% 141
37 Iris 25% 119
38 Roas 50% 117
39 Aiers 0% 103
40 Raise 60% 103
41 Earis 20% 102
42 Res 50% 101

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The surname Rose is the 2nd most popular variant of Rees.

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