Roos (surname) explained

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

• Anna Maria Roos (1862–1938), Swedish educator, author, theosophist and songwriter
• (1877–1953), Dutch philologist
• (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

• 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
• (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
• (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

• Axel 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 army

Politics

• Ants Roos (1885–1962), Estonian politician
• John Roos (born 1955), American diplomat, former Ambassador to Japan
• (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

• Aat 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
• Céline Roos (1953–2021), French and Canadian chess player
• Daniël 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 coach

Other

• 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
• (1922–1998), Danish documentary filmmaker
• (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

• • Roos (disambiguation) Roos af Hjelmsäter Swedish noble family of Norwegian origin
• Roo (disambiguation)
• Rose (surname)

Notes and References

1. http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=roos Roos Name Meaning
2. http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=Roos&nfd_naam=Roos&info=aantal%20en%20verspreiding&operator=eq&taal= Roos
3. http://www.houseofnames.com/roos-family-crest Roos
4. http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=1 Roos in Finland
5. Web site: Nimede statistika . www.stat.ee . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190812130640/https://www.stat.ee/public/apps/nimed/pere/Roos . 2019-08-12.