Ross Forename
3,960th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 265,720 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand
Ross Forename Definition:
A Teutonic name, meaning: A horse.
Ross Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 103,024 | 1:3,519 | 576 |
| England | 100% | 37,178 | 1:1,496 | 284 |
| Australia | - | 32,714 | 1:417 | 92 |
| Canada | 100% | 29,728 | 1:1,115 | 257 |
| New Zealand | - | 17,517 | 1:259 | 28 |
| Scotland | 100% | 15,247 | 1:351 | 84 |
| South Africa | 99% | 3,929 | 1:13,880 | 2,153 |
| Philippines | 68% | 3,915 | 1:27,078 | 2,505 |
| Wales | 100% | 2,230 | 1:1,388 | 295 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 1,705 | 1:6,218 | 821 |
| Ireland | 90% | 1,538 | 1:3,019 | 380 |
| Papua New Guinea | 83% | 1,505 | 1:5,417 | 575 |
| Peru | 96% | 1,334 | 1:23,832 | 1,774 |
| Thailand | 100% | 1,068 | 1:65,605 | 6,441 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 915 | 1:2,014 | 327 |
| Ghana | - | 899 | 1:30,018 | 1,918 |
| Chile | 56% | 861 | 1:20,450 | 1,107 |
| Malaysia | 63% | 659 | 1:46,206 | 3,876 |
| Bangladesh | - | 642 | 1:248,382 | 11,817 |
| Mexico | 69% | 446 | 1:278,351 | 4,216 |
| Colombia | 98% | 425 | 1:112,421 | 3,467 |
| Poland | 87% | 377 | 1:100,868 | 2,190 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 346 | 1:30,148 | 2,437 |
| Nigeria | 77% | 291 | 1:610,187 | 17,965 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 286 | 1:72,724 | 6,418 |
| Samoa | - | 274 | 1:712 | 214 |
| China | - | 255 | 1:5,357,081 | 55,893 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 255 | 1:66,283 | 4,067 |
| Venezuela | 99% | 253 | 1:119,375 | 5,151 |
| Vanuatu | - | 239 | 1:1,095 | 315 |
| Brazil | 100% | 238 | 1:900,152 | 24,439 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| Congo | 84% | 222 | 1:22,564 | 2,240 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 197 | 1:1,309,460 | 75,468 |
| India | 54% | 184 | 1:6,602,598 | 229,461 |
| Zimbabwe | 82% | 167 | 1:92,358 | 6,825 |
| Argentina | 53% | 164 | 1:260,812 | 2,777 |
| France | 100% | 162 | 1:410,311 | 4,874 |
| Ecuador | - | 155 | 1:114,367 | 2,610 |
| Egypt | - | 152 | 1:604,611 | 14,932 |
| Germany | 83% | 150 | 1:644,519 | 6,096 |
| Japan | - | 148 | 1:864,771 | 14,166 |
| Hong Kong | - | 141 | 1:54,984 | 2,548 |
| DR Congo | 95% | 137 | 1:538,888 | 18,632 |
| Uganda | 57% | 134 | 1:305,649 | 8,795 |
| Bahrain | - | 133 | 1:10,140 | 1,551 |
| Russia | 97% | 130 | 1:1,109,490 | 9,209 |
| Italy | 71% | 124 | 1:492,436 | 5,278 |
| Singapore | 55% | 117 | 1:53,736 | 6,750 |
| Fiji | - | 115 | 1:7,760 | 1,571 |
| Cambodia | 67% | 113 | 1:144,012 | 5,391 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 108 | 1:67,007 | 2,114 |
| Malawi | 100% | 106 | 1:161,437 | 7,641 |
| Bahamas | - | 95 | 1:4,204 | 725 |
| Jersey | - | 93 | 1:1,075 | 232 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 83 | 1:194,077 | 3,002 |
| Spain | 100% | 79 | 1:588,987 | 6,881 |
| Guernsey | - | 78 | 1:812 | 183 |
| Qatar | 100% | 74 | 1:32,022 | 4,280 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 74 | 1:110,993 | 3,360 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 69 | 1:19,731 | 2,364 |
| Zambia | - | 68 | 1:233,159 | 7,599 |
| Sweden | 95% | 67 | 1:147,133 | 5,679 |
| Botswana | 100% | 63 | 1:34,674 | 3,690 |
| Kuwait | - | 57 | 1:66,408 | 5,422 |
| Honduras | 100% | 51 | 1:172,892 | 4,304 |
| Norway | 100% | 50 | 1:102,647 | 3,293 |
| Liberia | 81% | 46 | 1:95,914 | 4,214 |
| Portugal | - | 46 | 1:226,323 | 4,580 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 46 | 1:155,478 | 10,347 |
| Bermuda | - | 43 | 1:1,508 | 344 |
| Iraq | 100% | 39 | 1:897,894 | 7,740 |
| Denmark | - | 37 | 1:152,689 | 3,777 |
| Belgium | 100% | 36 | 1:319,168 | 6,264 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 35 | 1:16,599 | 1,426 |
| Pakistan | 69% | 34 | 1:5,716,402 | 51,821 |
| South Korea | - | 34 | 1:163,071 | 6,796 |
| Nicaragua | 89% | 33 | 1:182,374 | 4,876 |
| Barbados | - | 32 | 1:9,056 | 1,021 |
| Mongolia | - | 31 | 1:94,671 | 6,256 |
| Gibraltar | - | 27 | 1:1,264 | 259 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 27 | 1:126,950 | 2,941 |
| Laos | - | 25 | 1:263,474 | 265 |
| Greece | 100% | 21 | 1:520,693 | 6,872 |
| Panama | 100% | 21 | 1:186,027 | 7,386 |
| Afghanistan | 86% | 20 | 1:1,631,176 | 16,044 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 19 | 1:1,251,036 | 42,396 |
| Costa Rica | 87% | 18 | 1:264,886 | 5,347 |
| Guam | - | 17 | 1:9,450 | 1,317 |
| Malta | - | 17 | 1:25,256 | 1,655 |
| Sudan | 100% | 16 | 1:2,362,936 | 3,917 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 15 | 1:1,440,700 | 34,118 |
| Kenya | - | 15 | 1:3,087,141 | 21,962 |
| Oman | - | 15 | 1:273,911 | 3,812 |
| El Salvador | - | 12 | 1:528,482 | 4,653 |
| Vietnam | 100% | 12 | 1:7,718,593 | 3,884 |
| American Samoa | - | 11 | 1:5,077 | 963 |
| Finland | 89% | 11 | 1:498,471 | 5,769 |
| Senegal | 100% | 11 | 1:1,325,578 | 10,886 |
| Austria | 100% | 10 | 1:851,420 | 6,482 |
| Isle of Man | 100% | 10 | 1:8,502 | 218 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 9 | 1:11,044 | 1,733 |
| Czechia | 100% | 9 | 1:1,184,018 | 3,740 |
| Estonia | - | 9 | 1:146,153 | 5,307 |
| Gabon | - | 9 | 1:209,260 | 2,118 |
| Morocco | - | 9 | 1:3,816,515 | 8,291 |
| Myanmar | - | 9 | 1:5,772,030 | 1,432 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 9 | 1:6,074 | 908 |
| South Sudan | 67% | 9 | 1:1,283,447 | 1,308 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 9 | 1:3,420,716 | 8,576 |
| Kazakhstan | 67% | 8 | 1:2,218,356 | 16,526 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 8 | 1:22,227 | 2,229 |
| Benin | 100% | 7 | 1:1,510,835 | 32,846 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 7 | 1:8,757 | 1,332 |
| Marshall Islands | 50% | 7 | 1:7,319 | 1,092 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 7 | 1:332 | 62 |
| Macau | - | 6 | 1:101,368 | 818 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 6 | 1:8,798,053 | 38,955 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 6 | 1:18,291 | 1,938 |
| Algeria | - | 5 | 1:7,635,344 | 12,071 |
| Ivory Coast | 60% | 5 | 1:4,615,187 | 69,481 |
| Jamaica | - | 5 | 1:576,645 | 13,293 |
| Yemen | - | 5 | 1:5,259,350 | 4,986 |
| Angola | - | 4 | 1:6,741,652 | 4,704 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 4 | 1:3,314 | 681 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 4 | 1:7,812 | 1,520 |
| Cook Islands | - | 4 | 1:4,538 | 691 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 4 | 1:786 | 147 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 4 | 1:1,406,893 | 10,167 |
| Libya | - | 4 | 1:1,555,327 | 1,779 |
| Monaco | - | 4 | 1:9,616 | 1,312 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 4 | 1:887,575 | 4,962 |
| Seychelles | - | 4 | 1:23,168 | 1,192 |
| Tonga | - | 4 | 1:26,859 | 378 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 4 | 1:11,374,977 | 14,813 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 3 | 1:3,214,315 | 27,427 |
| Belarus | 100% | 3 | 1:3,160,795 | 12,102 |
| Belize | 100% | 3 | 1:118,103 | 5,590 |
| Bulgaria | - | 3 | 1:2,330,130 | 16,302 |
| Dominica | - | 3 | 1:25,157 | 718 |
| Haiti | - | 3 | 1:3,575,651 | 30,510 |
| Moldova | - | 3 | 1:1,187,046 | 5,200 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 3 | 1:37,193 | 3,592 |
| Serbia | - | 3 | 1:2,381,907 | 7,319 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 2 | 1:435,538 | 3,859 |
| Georgia | - | 2 | 1:1,869,233 | 20,119 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Hungary | 85% | 2 | 1:4,895,886 | 4,852 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Iran | - | 2 | 1:39,248,434 | 50,459 |
| Israel | 60% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Mauritius | - | 2 | 1:648,892 | 8,630 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Nauru | 100% | 2 | 1:5,964 | 459 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Cape Verde | - | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Niue | - | 1 | 1:1,604 | 70 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 1 | 1:5,829 | 386 |
| Saint Martin | - | 1 | 1:35,746 | 277 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
Ross (485,935) may also be a surname.
Ross Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Teutonic name, meaning: A horse.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
A Gaelic name: Rosach, Ros; from the County name Ross, so named from ros, promontory.
— Etymology of The Principal Gaelic National Names, Personal Names, Surnames (1909) by Alexander MacBain
Ross Forename Popularity
Ross Demographics
Average Male Ross Height
177.21 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 4,427 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosse | 89 | 6,824 | / |
| Rouss | 89 | 133 | / |
| Rhoss | 89 | 62 | / |
| Roiss | 89 | 22 | / |
| Rooss | 89 | 21 | / |
| Roess | 89 | 11 | / |
| Royss | 89 | 10 | / |
| Hross | 89 | 7 | / |
| Rross | 89 | 6 | / |
| Rosss | 89 | 4 | / |
| Roshs | 89 | 2 | / |
| Rossh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Rossp | 89 | 2 | / |
| Rosst | 89 | 2 | / |
| Rossz | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ruoss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rossd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Roxss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rohss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ros | 86 | 57,768 | / |
| Rousse | 80 | 263 | / |
| Roisse | 80 | 8 | / |
| Roysse | 80 | 4 | / |
| Roosse | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rhosse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rrosse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rosshe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rooyss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rohhss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Roshsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hrouss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rossze | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rose | 75 | 2,850,867 | / |
| Russ | 75 | 76,354 | / |
| Rois | 75 | 13,309 | / |
| Roos | 75 | 11,800 | / |
| Rosh | 75 | 4,806 | / |
| Rass | 75 | 791 | / |
| Rost | 75 | 680 | / |
| Roys | 75 | 648 | / |
| Roes | 75 | 447 | / |
| Rous | 75 | 384 | / |
| Rods | 75 | 69 | / |
| Rosj | 75 | 50 | / |
| Rhos | 75 | 45 | / |
| Rots | 75 | 24 | / |
| Roxs | 75 | 23 | / |
| Rosz | 75 | 21 | / |
| Rohs | 75 | 14 | / |
| Rosd | 75 | 12 | / |
| Ruos | 75 | 9 | / |
| Rojs | 75 | 8 | / |
| Rros | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rosp | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hros | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rosÿ | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rosx | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rgos | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rúss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ro's | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geeross | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ro | 67 | 47,939 | / |
| Rouse | 67 | 920 | / |
| Rhose | 67 | 737 | / |
| Roise | 67 | 554 | / |
| Roose | 67 | 498 | / |
| Roosh | 67 | 396 | / |
| Ruose | 67 | 318 | / |
| Roshe | 67 | 199 | / |
| Royse | 67 | 183 | / |
| Russe | 67 | 174 | / |
| Roots | 67 | 113 | / |
| Rasse | 67 | 108 | / |
| Roish | 67 | 87 | / |
| Roods | 67 | 48 | / |
| Roush | 67 | 41 | / |
| Hrois | 67 | 40 | / |
| Rotse | 67 | 35 | / |
| Rojsh | 67 | 33 | / |
| Rosce | 67 | 31 | / |
| Rhods | 67 | 29 | / |
| Rosch | 67 | 26 | / |
| Reuss | 67 | 23 | / |
| Rrose | 67 | 23 | / |
| Rooys | 67 | 15 | / |
| Roshd | 67 | 15 | / |
| R'Osh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Roesh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rhois | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rhoys | 67 | 12 | / |
| Roost | 67 | 10 | / |
| Roths | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rhuss | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rohus | 67 | 7 | / |
| Russh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Roshh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hrose | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rosht | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rhosh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rauss | 67 | 5 | / |
| Royst | 67 | 4 | / |
| Russt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ruuss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rouds | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rhost | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rashs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rhots | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rgous | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rotts | 67 | 3 | / |
| Roust | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rouxs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Roy's | 67 | 3 | / |
| Royds | 67 | 3 | / |
| Roysh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Roids | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rassh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Radss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hruss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rohys | 67 | 2 | / |
| Roshp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rotsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raïss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ruiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruyss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rrosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rrous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rruss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rostt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rousz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Routs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rosph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roxxs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roozs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roisd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rodse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rodts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roeys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhosz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhoes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rasst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ras's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hroes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hrosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rodsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rohds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rozsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roosx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rosdh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rweos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rgohs | 67 | 1 | / |
Ross Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ross in the Russian language | ||
| Росс | ross | - |
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