Rossell Surname

63,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Andorra

Rossell Surname Definition:

Margrett Rossall, of Bispham, widdow, 1578: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

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Rossell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8791:192,90019,079
Spain1,0121:46,1984,366
Bolivia9531:11,1401,174
Venezuela9351:32,3041,922
Peru6041:52,6234,390
Mexico5241:236,8825,968
Andorra4211:19920
Guatemala3501:45,9502,186
France2671:248,77438,430
England2401:232,15919,279
Australia1301:207,65920,175
Argentina991:431,75232,722
Canada741:497,91342,460
Cuba651:177,2734,017
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Honduras541:163,2672,049
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
El Salvador251:253,7562,260
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1651:147,73013,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4351:115,44511,380

The alternate forms: Rössell (1) are calculated separately.

Rossell (904) may also be a first name.

Rossell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rossall,' near Fleetwood, Lancashire It was formerly a grange belonging to the abbey of Deulacres, Staffordshire In Domesday it is styled Rushale. The following dwelt close by Rossall:

Margrett Rossall, of Bispham, widdow, 1578: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

John Rossall, of Warbrecke, yeoman, 1618: ibid.

Thomas Rossall, of Norbrecke, 1667: ibid.

Richard Rossell, of Bispham, 1730: ibid.

(2) Nick.; v. Russell.

John Rossel, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English or Scandinavian) belonging to Rossall ( N.Lancs ), 13th cent. Roshal, Roshale, Domesday Rushale [Without pre- Conquest forms nothing definite can be said as to the origin of this name: the first element may be Old Norse hross, a horse, in which case the second would prob. be Old Norse hall-r, a slope; or the first theme may represent a genit. of Old English rá, a roe, which, if used as a pers. name, would make the second element Old Northern English hall, a hall, when otherwise it might be a weak form of either Old Northern English halh, a corner, nook, or Old Northern English hald, a slope] (Anglo-French-Latin) the French Rossel, a diminutive from Rosse [Old French ros, Latin russ-us, red; with the French diminutive suff. -el, Latin -ell-us] Cp. Russell.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rossell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rossell Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Rossell (Russian: Росселл) is most common in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms: Rössell. For other possible spellings of Rossell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rossell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 63,140th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 917,943 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Rossell live; 34 percent live in South America and 24 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 269,907th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 904 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,879 people, or 1 in 192,900. In The United States Rossell is most common in: California, where 9 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and Michigan, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 13 percent reside and Bolivia, where 12 percent reside.

Rossell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rossell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rossell surname expanded 432 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 145 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rossell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rossell last name are 13.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.1% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rossell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 0.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,462 per year; in South Africa they earn 11.11% less than the national average, earning R 211,236 per year; in Colombia they earn 67.68% more than the national average, earning $38,066,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.11% less than the national average, earning $41,808 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.4% less than the national average, earning $43,024 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rössell951/
Roussell932,173/
Roessell9320/
Rosszell938/
Roossell932/
Rossuell931/
Rosshell931/
Rosseell931/
Rosell9222,284/
Rossel928,609/
Russell86447,328/
Roussel8665,866/
Rosseel863,155/
Rousell861,472/
Roszell861,037/
Roessel86840/
Rassell86634/
Roshell86359/
Ressell86118/
Rosselt8625/
Rossill8620/
Roesell8613/
Rotsell8612/
Roseell865/
Roosell864/
Rüssell863/
Rossiel862/
Roysell861/
Royssel861/
Rodsell861/
Roselld861/
Rosszel861/
Roselll861/
Rosellp861/
Ruosell860/
Roisell860/
Rosshel860/
Rozsell860/
Rosel8310,504/
Rosll831/
Rousseel8052/
Roschell806/
Reussell806/
Russeell806/
Russsell805/
Raussell804/
Ruussell803/
Rousselt803/
Russelll802/
Rrussell802/
Roitsell802/
Russcell802/
Russellt802/
Russesll802/
Russuell802/
Rouseell801/
Rousssel801/
Russeull801/
Rosseltt801/
Russhell801/
Ruissell801/
Roussiel801/
Russiell801/
Ruyssell800/
Rasshell800/
Rosshiel800/
Russel7722,137/
Rassel777,528/
Ressel775,266/
Rozell773,663/
Rössel772,085/
Rusell77715/
Roesel77646/
Roszel77539/
Roselt77524/
Rüssel77406/
Rossil77324/
Resell77308/
Rotell77182/
Roshel77105/
Rasell7789/
Roosel7786/
Roxell7781/
Rousel7775/
Rosael7770/
Rosuel7758/
Rocell7737/
Roscel7735/
Rotsel7717/
Rosill7716/
Rösell7714/
Rosiel7713/
Roseel7711/
Roisel776/
Rossèl775/
Rosäll774/
Roselh771/
Rossyl771/
Rossél771/
Roslle771/
Rosselová753/
Roll7317,818/
Rosl73286/
Rochell711,145/
Roschel71794/
Rozzell71748/
Rausell71658/
Russill71222/
Roussil71127/
Rashell71126/
Rudsell7151/
Rottell7128/
Russiel7121/
Rothschell7119/
Ruissel7111/
Ruseell719/
Rushell718/
Rouseel718/
Rutsell717/
Russelt714/
Rassael714/
Reussel714/
Russuel713/
Hressel713/
Rusaell712/
Russellová712/
Ruusell712/
Rouxell712/
Rossiol712/
Rassoel712/
Russhel712/
Routell711/
Rouseld711/
Rouzell711/
Roysiel711/
Rusjell711/
Russcel711/
Russeel711/
Raszell711/
Rooselt711/
Rouscel711/
Roshcel711/
Rousill711/
Rusiell711/
Rossyol711/
Rosziel711/
Royzell710/
Raussel710/
Reusell710/
Ratsell710/
Roszill710/
Rrussel710/
Radsell710/
Ruscell710/
Ruysell710/
Ruxsell710/
Rezsell710/
Rasel67180,017/
Rolle6731,583/
Rösel672,462/
Rosil671,621/
Rusel671,012/
Resel67659/
Rosle67404/
Rozel67382/
Rotchell67337/
Rotel67265/
Rocel67244/
Ruschell67199/
Rholl6783/
Rosyl6768/
Rüsel6758/
Roxel6746/
Rouchell6745/
Roeschel6738/
Reull6720/
Roisl6717/
Roull6714/
Raschell677/
Roslh676/
Roill675/
Rooll675/
Roischel674/
Rasll674/
Rotll672/
Royll672/
Hroll672/
Roslt672/
Rroll671/
Rouschel671/
Rousheel671/
Rushcell671/
Reushell671/
Rasheell671/
Rochelld671/
Roseł671/
Rosél671/
Rohll671/
Rollt671/
Rooseldt671/
Rósel671/
Roëll671/
Roßel671/
Rauselll671/
Roosl671/
Rosld671/
Rousl670/
Rollp670/
Roochell670/
Rothseld670/
Rhochell670/
Reschell670/

Rossell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rossell in the Russian language
Росселлrossell-

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