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roster Name Meaning and History
German (also Röster): occupational name for a lime burner, smelter, or blacksmith, a variant of Rost, with the addition of the agent suffix -er.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 5 - Messages: 20
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Frederick Roster |
 rosterr
| 2 |
| ROSTER Families of PA |
DiCrandell1
| 7 |
| frank roster, b germany 1830, immigrated to floyd co., indiana |
kclanin1
| 0 |
| John Nikolas Roster (b.late 1800's-early 1900) | Teri Roster Begay | 1 |
| Roster Family in North Dakota |
AngiRingland
| 5 |
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