DeLaRosa surname meaning
A Spanish surname from the Marian religious epithet de la rosa, “of the rose”; related to La Rosa and Rosa, which can also be habitational or topographic.
The short story
DeLaRosa is the US one-word form of Spanish De la Rosa, from the Christian Marian epithet de la rosa, “of the rose.” Like other Spanish dedicatory surnames, it marks devotion rather than a literal claim of descent. Related La Rosa can be habitational from places called La Rosa in southern Spain, and Rosa itself may be topographic, a house-sign, a rosy nickname, or a female personal name. Spacing and capitalization vary widely in American records. Nickname is high confidence for De la Rosa proper, following DAFN’s Marian-epithet reading, parallel to other Spanish religious bynames.
Also seen as: DeLaRosa, De la Rosa, Delarosa, La Rosa, Rosa
- Geneanet / DAFN entry for de la Rosa (Spanish Marian epithet de la rosa)
- Geneanet / DAFN entries for La Rosa and Rosa (habitational/topographic rose senses)
- Names2020_LastNames_RaceHispanic_Top1000.xlsx (2020 Census)