Rogstad Family History
Rogstad Name Meaning
Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads named Rogstad Rokstad or Rostad from a personal name (for example Old Norse Hrólfr a compound of hrótholfr ‘fame’ ‘honor’ + ulfr ‘wolf’ or Hróarr of which the second element is -arr ‘spear’) + stathir ‘farmstead dwelling’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022