Rost Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Rost Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rost family

Profession Census Frequency
Water Man 1
Female Servant 1
Fishermans Wife 1
Printer 1

Rost Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rust 75% 10,538
2 Roast 80% 2,030
3 Rist 75% 1,812
4 Rest 75% 858
5 Reast 60% 641
6 Riste 60% 473
7 Rost 100% 274
8 Roust 80% 234
9 Roost 80% 221

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The surname Rost is the 7th most popular variant of Rust.

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