Ross
ROSS
Average rank #1,629 across 5 of 7 countries
Etymology
Meaning & origin
Scottish, English
From a Scottish and English surname which originally indicated a person from a place called Ross (such as the region of Ross in northern Scotland), derived from Gaelic ros meaning "promontory, headland". A famous bearer of the surname was Sir James Clark Ross (1800-1862), an Antarctic explorer.
Popularity
How popular is Ross?
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales
#3,255
in 2024
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland
#243
in 2025
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland
#329
in 2025
๐บ๐ธ USA
#1,465
in 2025
๐จ๐ฆ Canada
#2,855
in 2024
Not in top rankings for: ๐ฆ๐บ Australia, ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand
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