Rosa (surname)

Rosa is a surname with multiple etymologies, meaning "rose" (flower). It is common as a Galician, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Maltese, Arabic, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, and Hungarian language surname. Variants include Da Rosa or da Rosa, De Rosa or de Rosa, and DeRosa or DaRosa. In Polish, Czech, and Slovak, it means "dew". ^[1]

People

Rosa

• Aaron Rosa (born 1983), American mixed martial arts fighter
• Anderson Rosa (born 1993), Brazilian footballer
• Antonín Rosa (born 1986), Czech footballer
• Charles D. Rosa (1870–1959), American politician and judge
• Don Rosa (born 1951), American comic book writer and illustrator
• Francesco Rosa (died 1687), Italian painter
• Francis Rosa (1920–2012), American sports journalist
• Gabriela Rosa (born 1966), American politician
• Hermann Rosa (2011–1981), German sculptor and architect
• João Guimarães Rosa (1908–1967), Brazilian writer
• Kacper Rosa (born 1994), Polish footballer
• Lucien Rosa (born 1944), Sri Lankan long-distance runner
• Luiz Pinguelli Rosa (1942–2022), Brazilian scientist
• Márcio Rosa (born 1997), Cape Verdean footballer
• Marco Rosa (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
• Marek Rosa (born 1979), Slovak video game producer and designer
• Michał Rosa (born 1963), Polish movie director
• Monika Rosa (born 1986), Polish politician
• Noel Rosa (1910–1937), Brazilian singer
• Orlando Rosa (born 1977), Puerto Rican wrestler
• Orlando Rosa Romagna (1932–2011), Brazilian footballer
• Pâmela Rosa (born 1999), Brazilian skateboarder
• Paulo Sérgio Rosa (born 1969), Brazilian footballer
• Pavel Rosa (born 1977), Czech ice hockey player
• Sam Rosa (1866–1940), Australian socialist and journalist
• Samuel Rosa (musician) (born 1966), Brazilian singer
• Salvator Rosa (1615–1673), Italian painter

De Rosa or de Rosa

• Alberto Fernández de Rosa (born 1944), Argentine actor
• Ángel María de Rosa (1888–1970), Argentine sculptor and philanthropist
• Anna Palm de Rosa (1859–1924), Swedish artist and landscape painter
• Antonino De Rosa (born 1981), Italian-American gamer
• Clem De Rosa (1925–2011), American musician
• Diana de Rosa (1602–1643), also known as Annella di Massimo, Neapolitan painter
• Domenica De Rosa (born 1963), British crime novelist
• Eugene De Rosa (1894–c. 1945), Italian-American architect
• Fernando de Rosa (1908–1936), Italian failed assassin
• Franco De Rosa (born 1944), Italian actor
• Gaetano De Rosa (born 1973), Italian footballer
• Gianni De Rosa (1956-2008), Italian footballer
• Pacecco De Rosa (1606–1656), Italian painter
• Raffaele De Rosa (born 1987), Italian motorcycle road racer
• Tommaso de Rosa (1621–1695), Roman Catholic bishop
• Tullio De Rosa (1923–1994), Italian enologist
• William De Rosa, American cellist
• Yvonne De Rosa (born 1975), Italian photographer

DeRosa

• Anthony DeRosa, American animator
• Jon DeRosa (born 1978), American singer
• Mark DeRosa (born 1975), American baseball player
• Melissa DeRosa, American former government official
• Stephen DeRosa (born 1968), American actor
• Tina DeRosa (1944–2007), American writer
• Vincent DeRosa (1920–2022), American musician

Da Rosa or da Rosa

• Aldo da Rosa (1917–2015), Brazilian electrical engineer
• Gonzalo de los Santos da Rosa (born 1976), Uruguayan footballer
• Jair da Rosa Pinto (1921–2005), Brazilian footballer
• Orlando da Rosa Pinto (1911–?), Brazilian footballer
• Roberto da Rosa Pinto (1937–1994), Brazilian footballer
• Thiago da Rosa Correa (born 1982), Brazilian footballer

la Rosa or de la Rosa

• Daniel la Rosa (born 1985), German racing driver
• Pedro de la Rosa (born 1971), Spanish racing driver

See also

• Rosa (given name)
• Rosas (surname)
• Rosa (disambiguation), includes De Rosa
• Rose (disambiguation)
• DeRose

References

1. "Rosa". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2013.