Ross - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Ross \r(o)-ss\ is pronounced ros. It is of Scottish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "headland, cape". A place name in Scotland. May also be derived from the Gaelic word for "red". Presidential candidate Ross Perot.

Ross has 4 variant forms: Rosse, Rossell, Rossiter and Rosston.

For more information, see also the related name Roscoe.

Baby names that sound like Ross are Russ, Ries, Ras, Rhys, Rees and Russo.

Ross is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Ross. Click here to compare Ross with related baby names.