Roseland

English

Etymology

Americanized form of Norwegian Røysland.

Proper noun

Roseland (countable and uncountable, plural Roselands)

1. A surname from Norwegian.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A neighbourhood of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, previously a census-designated place outside the city.
   2. A census-designated place in Indian River County, Florida.
   3. One of 77 community areas in Chicago, Illinois.
   4. A town in Clay Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana.
   5. A minor city in Cherokee County, Kansas.
   6. A town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.
   7. A township and unincorporated community in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
   8. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri.
   9. A township and village therein, in Adams County, Nebraska.
   10. A borough in Essex County, New Jersey.
   11. A census-designated place in Madison Township, Richland County, Ohio.
3. A historical district in the Rural Municipality of Whitehead and Rural Municipality of Cornwallis, Saskatchewan, Canada.
4. A neighbourhood of the city of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Roseland is the 35395^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 636 individuals. Roseland is most common among White (96.07%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Roseland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Alderson, Earlsdon, ladrones, solander