Ross
ROSS
Boy
Average rank #1,381 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?
馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales
#2,014
in 2025
馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland
#243
in 2025
馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland
#329
in 2025
馃嚭馃嚫 USA
#1,465
in 2025
馃嚚馃嚘 Canada
#2,855
in 2024
Not in top rankings for: 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia, 馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand
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