Last name: BROSS

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BROSS : This last name is indexed 18,871 times on Geneanet!

Origin of last name

BROSS : 1: German: from a shortened form of the Latin personal name Ambrosius (see Ambrose).2: German: from Middle High German brossen ‘to sprout or bud’ hence an affectionate nickname for a young son. Compare Brotz.3: East German: from a Germanized form of a Slavic ethnic name for a Prussian (see Prus).

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