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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”). In 2007, 8600 people were named Roos and another 2880 “de Roos” in the Netherlands. In the UK, Roos may be of patronymic origin (“Andrews”) or indicating red hair (Old English “Rouse”). The name is also relatively common in Sweden (5,902 people in 2010), Finland (1219 in 2012) and Estonia (934 people in 2019).
People with the name "Roos" or "de Roos" include:




Academics


Anna Maria Roos (1862–1938), Swedish educator, author, theosophist and songwriter
Antoon Gerard Roos (1877–1953), Dutch philologist
Björn Roos (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
Eddy Roos (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
Toon Roos (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
Karl Roos (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
Jørgen Roos (1922–1998), Danish documentary filmmaker
Magnus Friedrich Roos (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)




References

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• Roos (surname)
• Roos (disambiguation)
• Rose (surname)
• De Roo
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• Roo (disambiguation)
• George Roos-Keppel
• Anne Manners, Lady Roos
• Abels (surname)
• Philipp Peter Roos