German: from Middle High German ros ‘horse’ + man
‘man’, applied as an occupational name for a horse breeder, handler or
dealer, as a nickname for someone thought to resemble the horse in
some way, or as a habitational name for someone who lived at a house
distinguished by the sign of a horse.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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