Ross

English and Scottish

"upland, peninsula"

Ross Origin and Meaning

The name Ross is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "upland, peninsula".

Like Friends, Ross is off the air and into syndication as a baby name, having plummeted from its zenith in the late 80s to fall off the US Top 1000 in 2013. Today, Ross is more likely to be a dad name than a newborn name.

Ross originated as one of the many Scottish names taken from the surname of a famous clan, and is a place name in that country as well. It's a quiet, understated Celtic name that could come back in the current climate of single-syllable boy name popularity, though it will probably take a few years.

Other notable Rosses besides the Ross Geller character include tycoon and maverick presidential candidate H. (for Henry) Ross Perot, mystery writer Ross (born Kenneth) Macdonald, and one of the twin sons of Jane Pauley and Garry Trudeau.

Ross Rank in US Top 1000

# 960 in the US

Ross Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 916 on Nameberry

Ross Popularity

• 916 Nameberry 2024
• 529 Unique 2023
• 906 England 2019
• 100 Scotland 2014

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Famous People Named Ross

• Ross Farrelly lead singer of Irish band The Strypes.
• Rostom Sipan "Ross" Bagdasarian Sr aka David Seville American musician, creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks.
• Ross James Kemp English actor and journalist.
• Ross Ventrone American NFL football player.
• Ross Weaver American NFL football player.
• Ross Dean Browner American NFL football player.
• Ross Dan Hutchins English tennis player.
• Ross Robert Barnett U.S. politician; governor of Mississippi.
• Ross Andrew Wilson Australian musician.
• Ross Bass U.S. Congressman and Postmaster from Tennessee.
• (Henry) Ross Perot American businessman and politician.
• Ross MacDonald British bassist for the band The 1975.
• Ross Alexander Collins U.S. Congressman from Mississippi.
• Ross Shor Lynch American actor/singer.
• Ross Hull Canadian actor.
• Ross Copperman American songwriter.
• Ross Aaron Malinger American actor.
• Albert Rostron "Ross" Parker English songwriter.
• Ross Naess son of singer Diana Ross and Arne Naess.
• Ross Markham Noble English comedian.
• Ross Rebagliati Canadian Olympic snowboarder.
• Ross McCall Scottish actor.
• Ross Alexander (born Alexander Ross Smith) American actor.
• Ross "The Intern" Mathews American comedian and TV personality.
• Ronald Ross British physician and Nobel Prize winner.
• Jensen Ross Ackles American actor.
• Ross Fleming Butler American actor.
• Ross Botsford aka YourPalRoss American YouTuber.
• Ross Hornby British YouTuber, member of HATfilms.
• Ross Butler American actor
• Ross Barkley English professional footballer
• Ross Andrew Parker (b. 1984) 17 year old white British boy who was stabbed, beaten and kicked to death because he was white in 2001

Ross in Pop Culture

• Ross Eustace Geller a main character on TV's "Friends"
• John Ross Ewing I II, and III, characters on TV's "Dallas"
• Ross character in Shakespeare's "Macbeth"
• Ross O'Carroll Kelly, character in novels by Paul Howard
• Ross Poldark main character in the “Poldark” book and TV series
• Ross Lane character on TV's "The Patty Duke Show"