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Origin of ross Total Records: 11  Origin of ross, Meaning of ross Origin: William Cross B/D 1811 and Johanna Murphy B/D 1817 migrated from Cork CO. Ireland in 1852 with their son Phillip Cross B/D 1848. Phillip married Eliz Hocking B/D 1854. Surnames: Cross Submitted by: Connie Tarrell Kirk Origin of ross, Meaning of ross Origin: I am not sure that Crosson is the correct way to spell this name. It may be spelled Crossan. My grandmother came from Donegal, Ireland around 1914 or 1915, arriving in the port of Wilmington, Delaware. Her mother was Catherine(nee: Daly) and Thomas Crosson. They resided in the Parish of Raphoe. Surnames: Crossan, Crossen, Crossin, Crosson Submitted by: Margaret Finkelstein Origin of ross, Meaning of ross Origin: Am researching John Ross. Family history says came to US from Scotland with 2nd wife. 2nd wife died on the ship.Wife's son as on the ship also, name unknown. Claude Charles Rosswas on the ship also. Claude Charles Ross married Elizabeth Virginia Stotler, maybe in WY. Son of this marriage was Fred Howard Ross, b. 04 Apr 1914, m. Vera Lucille Rhodes abt. 1939 in Casper, WY. Children of this marriage: Fred, Josphine & Reagan. Surnames: Ross Submitted by: Mary Beth Origin of ross, Meaning of ross Origin: Am researching John Ross. Family history says came to US from Scotland with 2nd wife. 2nd wife died on the ship.Wife's son as on the ship also, name unknown. Claude Charles Rosswas on the ship also. Claude Charles Ross married Elizabeth Virginia Stotler, maybe in WY. Son of this marriage was Fred Howard Ross, b. 04 Apr 1914, m. Vera Lucille Rhodes abt. 1939 in Casper, WY. Children of this marriage: Fred, Josphine & Reagan. Surnames: Ross Submitted by: Mary Beth Origin of ross, Meaning of ross Origin: I live in the UK.Any other people with the same surname please feel free to get in touch. Surnames: COVINGTON-CROSS Submitted by: MICHAEL COVINGTON-CROSS Origin of ross, Meaning of ross Origin: William Surnames: Ross Submitted by: sjc Origin of ross, Meaning of ross Origin: This name actually derived from the Gaelic 'Mac an Chrosain'. Therefore, you will often see several variations... Crossin, Crossan, Crosson, MacCrossan, McCrossin, etc. I am in the process of trying to establish my geneaology of my Crossin name. My paternal grandparents split up when my dad was only 5 years old(1948). My real grandfather was a Frank Crossin from Philadelphia(approx 1915-1980?). That's about all I know. But I'm still looking for info... Surnames: Crossin Submitted by: Scott Crossin Origin of ross, Meaning of ross Origin: Occhiogrosso means "big eyes" in Italian Surnames: Occhiogrosso Submitted by: Origin of ross, Meaning of ross Origin: There are two possible origins and meanings. One possibility, (and probably the more common one) is that it's Scots Gaelic for "promontory." The other is that it is an old form of German meaning "horse" carried by Austrian Jews. Surnames: Ross Submitted by: Elspeth Ross Origin of ross, Meaning of ross Origin: Armenian Meaning Peter's son Surnames: Bedrossian Submitted by: E. Bedrossian Origin of ross, Meaning of ross Origin: Clutterbuck Surnames: Grosso Submitted by: Silvia 11/23/2009 2:22 AM Page 1 of 1

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