Rosic Family History
Rosic Surname Meaning
Serbian and Croatian (Rosić): metronymic from the female personal name Rosa which is a short form of Rosalija (see Rosalia) or from rosa ‘dew’. Croatian (Rosić and Rošić): patronymic or metronymic from the nickname Roso 3 ‘red-haired’ its cognate Rošo and their female variants.
Croatian and Serbian (Rošić): patronymic from a short or pet form of various personal names containing the syllable ro(š) (see Rosko).
Slovenian (Rosič): probably a nickname from dialect ros ‘russet’ (see Ros 6 compare 2 above).
The surname in the form Rosic is also found in Italy. Compare also Rosi and Rosich.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
