The Derosa surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,241 people carried this name — #4,314 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 35,800 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (8,210).

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Derosa surname

Variant of Di Rosa.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «De Rosa» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 198 people named Derosa live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 123
City of Buenos Aires 38
Córdoba 19
Santa Fe 18

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Derosa in American newspapers,
1892–1914.

Newspaper page from The Portland Daily Press carrying the name Derosa
The Portland Daily Press 1892-08-29
Newspaper page from The Wilmington Daily Republican carrying the name Derosa
The Wilmington Daily Republican 1901-07-10
Newspaper page from The Independent-Reporter carrying the name Derosa
The Independent-Reporter 1914-11-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,258 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Derosa in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1990s.

25 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Derosa. The most, 6, date from the 1990s.

Articles, by state

ACT (Canberra) 7
South Australia 7
Victoria 6
Western Australia 3
New South Wales 1
Queensland 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Derosa.

Who carried it

People named Derosa,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Fernando De Rosa
    Fernando De Rosa 1908–1936 · soldier
  • Pacecco De Rosa 1607–1656 · painter
  • Tina DeRosa 1944–2007 · poet
  • Eugene De Rosa 1894–1945 · architect

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named Derosa,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States4,163 records

4,163 records of the Derosa name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,917
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1,101
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 522
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 384
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 125
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 110
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Frank Derosa

    Born 1919 in New York. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; carpenter from Queens County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1977, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Angela Derosa

    Arrived at New York in 1900 aboard the Patria from Naples, aged 34; laborer. From Nola, Napoli, Italy; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Joseph William Derosa

    Born 1947; from Deerfield, Illinois. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Long An, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 4,163 records for Derosa in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands204 records

204 records of the Derosa name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 140
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 64
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Salomon de Rosa

    Married in 1871 in Amsterdam; tailor. Died 1919 in Castricum, aged 83.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jetje de Rosa

    Died 1942 in Apeldoorn, aged 33.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Gerrit de Rosa

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1889 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 204 records for Derosa in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France90 records

90 records of the Derosa name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marcel Derosa

    Born 1922 in Algeria; died 1993 in Roussillon (Isère).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Erminia Esterena Clorinda Derosa

    Born 1903 in Italy; died 1999 in La Ciotat (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Mario Pascal Joseph Derosa

    Born 1919 in Grenoble; died 1998 in Saint-Hilaire (Isère).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 90 records for Derosa in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Derosa name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Manuel G. Derosa

    Sailed from Victoria in 1874 aboard the Durham, bound for London, aged 43.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 4 records for Derosa in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Derosa name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Armando G. Derosa

    Buried in 1997 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 70.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Derosa

    Died 1912; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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