Rose

Origin: * As an English, Scottish, , , , Jewish (), and surname, all from the noun rose. Also adapted from foreign forms of the same meaning such as , Rozsa, , , etc. Compare Larose. The surname may be matronymic, but more probably topographic from residence by rose bushes or the sign of a rose, or a nickname from rosy complexion. * Also as an English surname, from a name of origins, likely made up of and *heid, ultimately evolved from *hrōþiz. Introduced to England in the form Roese or Rohese. * As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Ross. * As a surname, Americanized or Italianized from R. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).