The rus Surname
rus Name Meaning and History
- Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, and Romanian (of Slavic origin): ethnic name for a Russian.
- Czech: descriptive nickname from the adjective rusý ‘strawberry blond’.
- Slovenian and Croatian (northern Croatia): nickname from the adjective rus ‘red-haired’, or from the dialect word rus ‘cockroach’. Compare Ros 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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