Rosin Family Name and Heraldry

There is no single Rosin family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Rosin line, if any, bore arms.

Family name meaning

Families named Rosin carry a French surname with a long history. Elsdon Smith's dictionary of American family names explains it as “descendant of little Rose; one who came from Rosien, in Germany”.

Like many surnames, it grew out of a personal name. The 2010 census count for Rosin in the United States was 2,028, good for rank 14,667. French birth records list 687 children named Rosin between 1891 and 2000. Births under the name grew in the later decades.

Want more than a summary? See the Rosin family name pack.