ROZA Origin of surname
ROZA
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name.
The Jewish surname Roza is a variant of Rose. Rose is one of the many female personal names comprising the term for a flower. As a rule, Jewish surnames comprising the word Rose or Rosa are considered to be matronymics, derived from a female ancestor's personal name, Roze. This name in turn may have originated from a personal physical characteristic such as a ruddy complexion.
Matronymics of Rose have produced many Jewish family names. Others came from medieval house-signs displaying the rose, particularly in Frankfurt am Main, but also in other German cities. Some Jewish family names, comprising the syllable Ros/Roz and their variants, have been Hebraicized as Rozen, which means "prince".
As a Jewish first name, Rose is documented in Paris in 1292 and as a family name in Strasbourg in 1387 with Symunt Rose. In the 20th century Roza is recorded as a Jewish family name during World War II with Polish-born Volf Roza, who was deported from France to the German death camp at Auschwitz in June 1942, and with Izrael Roza of the Polish People's Army, who was killed in action in April 1945.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name.
The Jewish surname Roza is a variant of Rose. Rose is one of the many female personal names comprising the term for a flower. As a rule, Jewish surnames comprising the word Rose or Rosa are considered to be matronymics, derived from a female ancestor's personal name, Roze. This name in turn may have originated from a personal physical characteristic such as a ruddy complexion.
Matronymics of Rose have produced many Jewish family names. Others came from medieval house-signs displaying the rose, particularly in Frankfurt am Main, but also in other German cities. Some Jewish family names, comprising the syllable Ros/Roz and their variants, have been Hebraicized as Rozen, which means "prince".
As a Jewish first name, Rose is documented in Paris in 1292 and as a family name in Strasbourg in 1387 with Symunt Rose. In the 20th century Roza is recorded as a Jewish family name during World War II with Polish-born Volf Roza, who was deported from France to the German death camp at Auschwitz in June 1942, and with Izrael Roza of the Polish People's Army, who was killed in action in April 1945.