The Rosson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,131 people carried this name — #8,006 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,400 people counted. That is up 12% from 3,684 in 2000.

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In print

Rosson in American newspapers,
1903–1930.

Newspaper page from The Lexington Progress carrying the name Rosson
The Lexington Progress 1913-05-02
Newspaper page from Wheeling Register carrying the name Rosson
Wheeling Register 1903-05-26
Newspaper page from The Bismarck Tribune carrying the name Rosson
The Bismarck Tribune 1930-12-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,255 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Rosson in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1950s.

652 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rosson. The most, 182, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 3.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 420
New South Wales 105
Queensland 47
South Australia 45
Tasmania 18
Western Australia 16

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

Who carried it

People named Rosson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Arthur Rosson
    Arthur Rosson 1886–1960 · screenwriter
  • Richard Rosson
    Richard Rosson 1893–1953 · screenwriter
  • Harold Rosson
    Harold Rosson 1895–1988 · cinematographer
  • Helene Rosson
    Helene Rosson 1897–1985 · actor
  • Queenie Rosson 1889–1978 · actor
  • François Rosson 1919–2009 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Rosson,
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 States221 records

221 records of the Rosson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 117
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 53
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 21
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 18
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 7
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • 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 John E. Rosson

    Born 1916 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1942 at Peoria, Illinois; filling station attendant. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    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 Christine Rosson

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the Hudson from Hamburg, aged 40; farmer. From Mecklenburg, Germany; bound for Detroit.

    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 Phillip Enos Rosson

    Born 1949; from Mena, Arkansas. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 221 records for Rosson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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).

Australia30 records

30 records of the Rosson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 17
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 12
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Thomas E. O. Rosson

    Former station master of Shepparton, Victoria; died 1931.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Pietro Rosson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1913 aboard the Scharnhorst, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles Albert Rosson

    Retired salesman of E Brighton, Victoria; died 1984.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 30 records for Rosson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands21 records

21 records of the Rosson name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 14
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 6
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ulla Rosson

    Died 1946 in Haamstede, aged 41; seaman.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Johannes Rosson

    In the population register of Boxtel; shoemaker, born 1841 in Boxtel.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Petrus Franciscus Rosson

    Buried in 1794 in Roosendaal.

    Open Archives, West Brabants Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 21 records for Rosson in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Rosson name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 4
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Luther Rosson

    Died 1943; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Olga Therese Rosson

    Died 1957; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record George Rosson

    Married 1827 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Rosson in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France6 records

6 records of the Rosson 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 Patrick Rosson

    Born 1958 in Saint-Nazaire; died 1989 in Nantes (Loire-Atlantique).

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

    Born 1926 in Italy; died 2001 in Nérac (Lot-et-Garonne).

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

    Born 1932 in Italy; died 1995 in Agen (Lot-et-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Rosson 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).

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