Roseman
English
Etymology
- From Middle English Rosamunde, a female given name ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”) + *mundō (“protection”), but by medieval folk etymology interpreted as Latin rosa munda (“pure rose”) and therefore as an epithet of the Virgin Mary.[1]
- An artificial name or name adopted by the husband of a woman with the Yiddish name רויזע (royze); see Rose.[1]
- An Americanized form of German Rosemann or Rosmann; see Rossmann.[1]
- An Americanized form of Czech, Hungarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, and Slovene Rozman, Rožman, or Rozmán.[1]
Proper noun
Roseman (plural Rosemans)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Roseman is the 8297th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3993 individuals. Roseman is most common among White (76.06%) and Black/African American (19.46%) individuals.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Roseman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.