Släkthistoria för Rossall
Rossall Vad efternamn betyder
from Rossall in Poulton Le Fylde (Lancs) which is recorded as Rushale in 1086 Rossall in 1212 and Russal in 129 The name was easily confused with Russell. For example Richard Rossall 1592 is probably identical with Richard Russell 1596 both in IGI (Poulton Le Fylde Lancs). The etymology of the place-name is uncertain but may derive from Old Scandinavian hross ‘horse’ + hali ‘tail’ in the sense ‘narrow strip of land’ or from a British word related to Welsh rhos ‘moor heath plain’ + Old English halh ‘nook corner of land’. The land is low-lying and level forming a headland between the Wyre and the sea. perhaps occasionally from Rossall (Shrops) which is recorded as Roshala in 1170 Rushall alias Russall in 158 It probably derives from Old English *hros ‘horse’ + halh. It is not clear whether this surname survived into modern times though it may have done so as Rushall or Russell. variant of Rossell.
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016