Roza Family History

Asturian-Leonese and Spanish: habitational name from any of numerous places called (La) Roza, especially in Asturias, from Asturian-Leonese roza ‘undergrowth’, equivalent to Spanish roza ‘cleared land’ (from rozar ‘to clear, to plow’, from Late Latin ruptiare, from the past participle ruptus of classical Latin rumpere ‘to break’).

Czech and Slovak: from a short form of the personal name Rozálie, Latin Rosalia.

Slovak and Croatian (Roža, Slovak mainly Róža): Slavicized form of Hungarian Rózsa (see Rozsa) or a direct (as a Slovak surname) or indirect (as a Croatian surname) derivative of Latin rosa ‘rose’ (see Rose).

Hungarian (also Róza): variant of Rózsa (see Rozsa).