De la rosa History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Etymology of De la rosa

What does the name De la rosa mean?

Noble surnames, such as De la rosa, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name De la rosa, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The De la rosa family originally lived in a place where wild roses grew. The surname is derived from the Latin word rosa, which means rose. The family name De la rosa is also derived from the given name Rose.

Early Origins of the De la rosa family

The surname De la rosa was first found in Old Castile, in the mountains near Santander.

Early History of the De la rosa family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our De la rosa research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1352 is included under the topic Early De la rosa History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

De la rosa Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ros, de Ros, Rosas, de Rosas, Rosa, de la Rosa, Rosal, del Rosal, Rosales, de Rosales, Rosete, Rosano, Rosana, Roso and many more.

Early Notables of the De la rosa family

Prominent among members of the family

nineteenth century Philippine artist Fabián de la Rosa

De la rosa Ranking

In the United States, the name De la rosa is the 1,193^rd most popular surname with an estimated 24,870 people with that name. 1

De la rosa migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

De la rosa Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francisco DeLaRosa, who arrived in New Spain in 1835 2
Nicolas DeLaRosa, who arrived in Texas in 1835 2

Contemporary Notables of the name De la rosa (post 1700) +

Yvonne DeLaRosa, American television and film actress
Angel DeLaRosa, American Republican politician, Candidate for Texas State Senate 15th District, 2006 3
Carlos Leonardo de la Rosa (1944-2022), Argentine lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served in the Argentine Senate from 1995 to 2001, Ambassador to Chile from 2002 to 2003
Amira de la Rosa, Colombian writer, educator and diplomat

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html