Rost Family History
Rost Name Meaning
nickname for a red-haired person, from Middle High
German rost ‘rust’.metonymic occupational name for a
limeburner or blacksmith, from Middle High German, Middle Low German
rost ‘grate’, ‘grill’ or Middle High German
rost(e) ‘fire’, ‘embers’, ‘pyre’, ‘grate’ (typically one for
burning lime).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Rost Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Rost families
 65 - 128  22 - 64 |
 1 - 21  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Rost families
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30 - 57 11 - 29 |
1 - 10 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Rost families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Rost census records
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Rost Family Origin
Rost Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Rost
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Rost Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Rost census records
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Rost Civil War Service Records
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