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Roos (surname)

Roos is a surname with multiple origins. In Dutch, Low German, Swiss German and Estonian “Roos” means “Rose” and the surname is often of toponymic origin (e.g. someone lived in a house named “the rose”).[1] In 2007, 8600 people were named Roos and another 2880 “de Roos” in the Netherlands.[2] In the UK, Roos may be of patronymic origin (“Andrews”) or indicating red hair (Old English “Rouse”).[3] The name is also relatively common in Sweden (5,902 people in 2010), Finland (1219 in 2012)[4] and Estonia (934 people in 2019).[5] People with the name "Roos" or "de Roos" include:

Academics edit

  • Anna Maria Roos (1862–1938), Swedish educator, author, theosophist and songwriter
  • Antoon Gerard Roos [de] (1877–1953), Dutch philologist
  • Björn Roos [de; sv] (1937–2010), Swedish theoretical chemist
  • Charles F. Roos (1901–1958), American economist
  • Folkert de Roos (1920–2000), Dutch economist
  • Göran Roos, Swedish business theorist
  • Jan-Erik Roos, Swedish mathematician
  • J P Roos (born 1945), Finnish sociologist
  • Johan Roos (born 1961), Swedish organizational theorist
  • Leslie Roos (born 1940), American-Canadian professor of health sciences
  • Noralou P. Roos (born 1942), American-Canadian professor of community health sciences

Arts edit

  • Alexander Roos (c. 1810–1881), Italian-born British architect and urban planner
  • Bellan Roos (1901–1990), Swedish actress
  • Cajetan Roos (1690–1770), Italian landscape painter, son of Philipp Peter
  • Camilla Overbye Roos (born 1969), Danish film actress
  • Cornelis Sebille Roos (1754–1820), Dutch art dealer
  • Don Roos (born 1959), American screenwriter and film director
  • Eddy Roos [nl] (born 1949), Dutch draughtsman and sculptor
  • Enn Roos (1908–1990), Estonian Soviet sculptor
  • Eva Roos (1872–1956), British children's books illustrator
  • Ewa Roos (born 1949), Swedish singer and actress
  • Fred Roos (1934–2024), American film producer
  • Graham Roos (born 1966), British producer, writer and performer
  • Jaime Roos (born 1953), Uruguayan musician
  • Jan Roos (c. 1591-1638), Flemish painter who worked in Italy as Giovanni Rosa
  • Jennifer Roos (born 1971), American basketball coach
  • Joanna Roos (1901–1989), American actress and playwright
  • Johann Heinrich Roos (1631–1685), German painter, father of Philipp Peter and Johann Melchior
  • Johann Melchior Roos (1663–1731), German painter, son of Johann Heinrich
  • Joseph Roos (1726–1805), Austrian painter, son of Cajetan
  • Kjell Roos (born 1965), Swedish guitarist and singer
  • Martin Roos (born 1972), Swedish guitarist and manager of Kent
  • Mathilda Roos (1852–1908), Swedish writer
  • Mary Roos (born 1949), German singer and actor
  • Philipp Peter Roos (1655–1706), German painter, son of Johann Heinrich
  • Rosalie Roos (1899–1982), American jeweller and silversmith
  • S.H. de Roos (1877–1962), Dutch type and book cover designer and artist
  • Stefan Roos (born 1970), Swedish actor and screenwriter
  • Theodor Roos (1638–1698), German painter, brother of Johann Heinrich
  • Toon Roos [de; nl] (born 1964), Dutch jazz saxophonist and composer
  • William Roos (1808–1878), Welsh painter and engraver
  • William Roos (1911–1987), American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter

Military edit

Politics edit

  • Ants Roos (1885–1962), Estonian politician
  • John Roos (born 1955), American diplomat, former Ambassador to Japan
  • Karl Roos [ca; de; fr] (1878–1940), Alsace politician
  • Lawrence K. Roos (1918–2005), American (Missouri) banker and politician
  • Mike Roos (born 1946), American (Californian) politician
  • Reet Roos (born 1973), Estonian politician
  • Thea de Roos (born 1949), Dutch historian and politician
  • Tielman Roos (1879–1935), South African politician

Sports edit

Other edit

  • Barney Roos (1888–1960), American automotive engineer
  • Charlotta Roos (1771–1809), Swedish occult medium
  • Christian Roos (1826-1896), German Roman Catholic bishop
  • Jan Roos (born 1977), Dutch columnist
  • Jørgen Roos [da; fr] (1922–1998), Danish documentary filmmaker
  • Magnus Friedrich Roos [de; fi; sv] (1727–1803), German theologian
  • Martin Roos (born 1942), Romanian Roman Catholic bishop
  • Rachel Roos (1923–1989), Dutch World War II resistance fighter
  • Robert de Roos (c. 1170-1227), ancestor of the Barons Ros of Helmsley
  • Rosalie Roos (1823–1898), Swedish feminist activist and writer
  • Victor Roos (1888–1964), American founder of several aircraft companies, including Cessna
  • Wilhelm Roos (1858–1944), Finnish Lutheran clergyman and politician
  • Willem Roos (1882–1915), Dutch World War I spy for Germany executed in England

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Roos Name Meaning at ancestry.com
  2. ^ Roos at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands
  3. ^ Roos at the HouseofNames.com
  4. ^ Roos in Finland
  5. ^ . www.stat.ee. Archived from the original on 2019-08-12.

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Roos is a surname with multiple origins In Dutch Low German Swiss German and Estonian Roos means Rose and the surname is often of toponymic origin e g someone lived in a house named the rose 1 In 2007 8600 people were named Roos and another 2880 de Roos in the Netherlands 2 In the UK Roos may be of patronymic origin Andrews or indicating red hair Old English Rouse 3 The name is also relatively common in Sweden 5 902 people in 2010 Finland 1219 in 2012 4 and Estonia 934 people in 2019 5 People with the name Roos or de Roos include Contents 1 Academics 2 Arts 3 Military 4 Politics 5 Sports 6 Other 7 See also 8 ReferencesAcademics editAnna Maria Roos 1862 1938 Swedish educator author theosophist and songwriter Antoon Gerard Roos de 1877 1953 Dutch philologist Bjorn Roos de sv 1937 2010 Swedish theoretical chemist Charles F Roos 1901 1958 American economist Folkert de Roos 1920 2000 Dutch economist Goran Roos Swedish business theorist Jan Erik Roos Swedish mathematician J P Roos born 1945 Finnish sociologist Johan Roos born 1961 Swedish organizational theorist Leslie Roos born 1940 American Canadian professor of health sciences Noralou P Roos born 1942 American Canadian professor of community health sciencesArts editAlexander Roos c 1810 1881 Italian born British architect and urban planner Bellan Roos 1901 1990 Swedish actress Cajetan Roos 1690 1770 Italian landscape painter son of Philipp Peter Camilla Overbye Roos born 1969 Danish film actress Cornelis Sebille Roos 1754 1820 Dutch art dealer Don Roos born 1959 American screenwriter and film director Eddy Roos nl born 1949 Dutch draughtsman and sculptor Enn Roos 1908 1990 Estonian Soviet sculptor Eva Roos 1872 1956 British children s books illustrator Ewa Roos born 1949 Swedish singer and actress Fred Roos 1934 2024 American film producer Graham Roos born 1966 British producer writer and performer Jaime Roos born 1953 Uruguayan musician Jan Roos c 1591 1638 Flemish painter who worked in Italy as Giovanni Rosa Jennifer Roos born 1971 American basketball coach Joanna Roos 1901 1989 American actress and playwright Johann Heinrich Roos 1631 1685 German painter father of Philipp Peter and Johann Melchior Johann Melchior Roos 1663 1731 German painter son of Johann Heinrich Joseph Roos 1726 1805 Austrian painter son of Cajetan Kjell Roos born 1965 Swedish guitarist and singer Martin Roos born 1972 Swedish guitarist and manager of Kent Mathilda Roos 1852 1908 Swedish writer Mary Roos born 1949 German singer and actor Philipp Peter Roos 1655 1706 German painter son of Johann Heinrich Rosalie Roos 1899 1982 American jeweller and silversmith S H de Roos 1877 1962 Dutch type and book cover designer and artist Stefan Roos born 1970 Swedish actor and screenwriter Theodor Roos 1638 1698 German painter brother of Johann Heinrich Toon Roos de nl born 1964 Dutch jazz saxophonist and composer William Roos 1808 1878 Welsh painter and engraver William Roos 1911 1987 American novelist playwright and screenwriterMilitary editAxel Erik Roos 1684 1765 Swedish general Carl Gustaf Roos 1655 1702 Swedish general George Roos Keppel 1866 1921 British military officer Helm Roos 1930 1992 South African general Margareta Elisabeth Roos 1696 1772 Swedish Estonian cross dressing female in the Swedish armyPolitics editAnts Roos 1885 1962 Estonian politician John Roos born 1955 American diplomat former Ambassador to Japan Karl Roos ca de fr 1878 1940 Alsace politician Lawrence K Roos 1918 2005 American Missouri banker and politician Mike Roos born 1946 American Californian politician Reet Roos born 1973 Estonian politician Thea de Roos born 1949 Dutch historian and politician Tielman Roos 1879 1935 South African politicianSports editAat de Roos 1919 1992 Dutch field hockey player Angelica Roos born 1989 Swedish weightlifter Ann Sofi Roos born 1959 Swedish Olympic swimmer Axel Roos born 1964 German football player and coach Bertil Roos 1943 2016 Formula One driver from Sweden Celine Roos 1953 2021 French and Canadian chess player Daniel Roos born 1959 French chess master David Roos born 1982 South African paralympian athlete De Wet Roos born 1990 South African born Australian rugby player Elena Roos born 1991 Swiss orienteer Elisandro Naressi Roos born 1976 a k a Santiago Brazilian footballer Fanny Roos born 1995 Swedish shot putter Gerrit Roos 1898 1969 Dutch weightlifter JC Roos born 1990 South African rugby player Jake Roos born 1980 South African golfer Janek Roos born 1974 Danish badminton player Jordan Roos born 1953 American football player Kelle Roos born 1992 Dutch footballer Louis Roos born 1957 French chess player Michael Roos born 1982 Estonian born American football player Michel Roos 1932 2002 French chess player Nadine Roos born 1996 South African rugby union and sevens Nancy Roos 1905 1957 American chess player Nel Roos Lodder 1914 1996 Dutch discus thrower Paul Roos 1880 1948 South African rugby player first Springbok captain Paul Roos born 1963 Australian rules football player and coach Suzy Powell Roos born 1976 American discus thrower Swede Roos 1913 1979 American professional basketball player and coachOther editBarney Roos 1888 1960 American automotive engineer Charlotta Roos 1771 1809 Swedish occult medium Christian Roos 1826 1896 German Roman Catholic bishop Jan Roos born 1977 Dutch columnist Jorgen Roos da fr 1922 1998 Danish documentary filmmaker Magnus Friedrich Roos de fi sv 1727 1803 German theologian Martin Roos born 1942 Romanian Roman Catholic bishop Rachel Roos 1923 1989 Dutch World War II resistance fighter Robert de Roos c 1170 1227 ancestor of the Barons Ros of Helmsley Rosalie Roos 1823 1898 Swedish feminist activist and writer Victor Roos 1888 1964 American founder of several aircraft companies including Cessna Wilhelm Roos 1858 1944 Finnish Lutheran clergyman and politician Willem Roos 1882 1915 Dutch World War I spy for Germany executed in EnglandSee also editRoos disambiguation Roos af Hjelmsater Swedish noble family of Norwegian origin Roo disambiguation Rose surname References edit Roos Name Meaning at ancestry com Roos at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands Roos at the HouseofNames com Roos in Finland Nimede statistika www stat ee Archived from the original on 2019 08 12 nbsp This page lists people with the surname Roos If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page you may wish to change that link by adding the person s given name s to the link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roos surname amp oldid 1225003347, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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