Rossell Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History

The English surname Rossell is of nickname origin, belonging to that category of surnames derived from some personal attribute or physical feature associated with the original bearer of the name. In this instance, the surname Rossell can be traced to the Old French Roc-el, a diminutive of Rosce or Rouse with the hypocristic -el. It is derived from the Old French word “rous” meaning “red” and was a nickname applied to one who had red hair or a red complexion. The name was introduced into England in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066 and is synonymous and shares the same etymology as such names as Russell, Rowsell, Rossall, Rouse, and Rowse. The earliest written reference to the surname Rossell dates back to the thirteenth century.

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Blazons & Genealogy Notes

1) (Radcliffe, co. Nottingham; George Rossell, of that place, Visit. Notts, 1614, was thirteenth in descent from John de Rossell, living 17 Edward I., a.d. 1290, great-grandson of Simon de Rosell, of Cotgrave, co. Nottingham, temp. Henry II.). Ar. on a bend sa. three roses or, quartering, 1st, ar. on a chev. az. betw. three pelicans sa. as many cinquefoils or; 2nd, ar. a fess fusily gu. each fusil charged with an escallop or.
2) (co. Essex). Or, on a cross sa. six mullets ar.
3) (co. Rutland). Ar. a chev. az. betw. three roses gu.
4) (co. Salop; Peter Rossell, 34 Edward I., A.D. 1306. Visit Salop, 1584. Harleian MS. 1396). Gu. on a bend ar. three roses of the first.