Rost Family History
Rost Name Meaning
German: nickname for a red-haired man from Middle High German rost ‘rust’. German: metonymic occupational name for a limeburner or blacksmith from Middle High German Middle Low German rōst ‘grate grill’ or Middle High German rōst(e) ‘fire embers pyre grate’ (typically one for burning lime). Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from German Rost ‘rust’ also ‘grill grating’ (compare 1 and 2 above) mainly one of names distributed at random by Austrian clerks. Norwegian (Røst): habitational name from the farm name Røst from rust ‘small wood grove’. English (Kent): variant of Rust .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022