Given name & surname
Rosco
“from the forest of deer”
Rosco is a variant of Roscoe. One German interpretation is “from the forest of deer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rosco is a variant of Roscoe. One German interpretation is “from the forest of deer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rosco is a variant of Roscoe. An origin associated with Roscoe is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1883. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Rosco is a variant of Roscoe. The history of Roscoe gives this family its wider story. Roscoe’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Rosco through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,440
- 1,440 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,469 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +7%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,469 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 42 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 531 as a first name in 2020; 274 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Rosco
- Rosco AllenHungarian basketball player (born 1993)
- Rosco GordonAmerican Blues singer and songwriter1928–2002
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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