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Etymology of De rosales

What does the name De rosales mean?

Noble surnames, such as De rosales, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name De rosales, 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 rosales 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 rosales is also derived from the given name Rose.

Early Origins of the De rosales family

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

Early History of the De rosales family

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De rosales 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 rosales family

Prominent among members of the family

  • were seventeenth century Chilean historian Diego de Rosales, a Jesuit priest who defended the rights of the Indians


De rosales migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

De rosales Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Francisco DeRosales, who landed in Rio de la Plata in 1835 1

Contemporary Notables of the name De rosales (post 1700) +

  • Ramona de Rosales, American educational administrator


  1. 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)


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