Rossum Family History
Rossum Name Meaning
Dutch (Van Rossum): habitational name for someone from any of the places called Rossum in Gelderland and Overijssel. Norwegian (Røssum): habitational name from the farm name Røssum in Gudbrandsdal a compound of an unexplained first element + Old Norse heimr ‘farmstead’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022