as a Last Name
- 3,508
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Rost
Meaning & Origins
German: 1. nickname for a red-haired person, from Middle High German rost ‘rust’. 2. metonymic occupational name for a limeburner or blacksmith, from Middle High German, Middle Low German rōst ‘grate’, ‘grill’ or Middle High German rōst(e) ‘fire’, ‘embers’, ‘pyre’, ‘grate’ (typically one for burning lime).
| 8,129th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 3,508
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Rost per capita
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