Ross or ROSS may refer to:

People

* Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan *

Ross (name) Ross is an English-language name derived from Goidelic languages, Gaelic, most commonly used in Scotland. It is also the name of a county in the highland area (Ross and Cromarty). It can be used as a given name, typically for males, but is also a ...

, including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning *

Earl of Ross The Earl or Mormaer of Ross was the ruler of the province of Ross in northern Scotland. Origins and transfers In the early Middle Ages, Ross was part of the vast earldom of Moray. It seems to have been made a separate earldom in the mid 12 ...

, a peerage of Scotland

Places

* RoSS, the Republic of

South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the ...

Antarctica

Ross Sea The Ross Sea is a deep bay of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica, between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land and within the Ross Embayment, and is the southernmost sea on Earth. It derives its name from the British explorer James Clark Ross who ...

* Ross Ice Shelf *

Ross Dependency The Ross Dependency is a region of Antarctica defined by a circular sector, sector originating at the South Pole, passing along longitudes 160th meridian east, 160° east to 150th meridian west, 150° west, and terminating at latitude 60th para ...

Australia

Ross, Tasmania Ross is a village in the Midlands of the state of Tasmania in Australia. On the Macquarie River, Ross is located 78 km south of Launceston and 117 km north of Hobart. The town is listed on the Register of the National Estate and is n ...

Chile

* Ross Casino, a former casino in Pichilemu, Chile; now the

Agustín Ross Cultural Centre Agustín Ross Cultural Centre (Spanish, '' Centro Cultural Agustín Ross''), previously known as Casino Ross (''Ross Casino''), is the cultural center of the city of Pichilemu in Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, Chile. It was constru ...

Ireland

*"Ross", a common nickname for County Roscommon * Ross, County Mayo, a townland in Killursa civil parish, barony of Clare, County Mayo, bordering

Moyne Townland Moyne is a townland in the parish of Shrule in County Mayo, Ireland. It is bordered by Cloghmoyne and Gortbrack townlands to the west, by Toorard, Barnaboy, and Ross, County Mayo to the east. To the south is county Galway. This boundary is ...

* Ross, County Westmeath, a townland in Noughaval civil parish, barony of Kilkenny West, County Westmeath * Ross, County Wexford * The Diocese of Ross in West Cork. The Roman Catholic diocese merged with Cork in 1958 to become the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross The Diocese of Cork and Ross ( ga, Deoise Chorcaí agus Rosa) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Ireland, one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and Emly. The cathedral church of the diocese is Cathedral ...

, while the Church of Ireland diocese is now part of the

Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross The Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, also referred to as the United Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, is a diocese in the Church of Ireland. The diocese is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. It is the see of the Bishop of Cork, Cloyn ...

. This area, centered around

Rosscarbery Rosscarbery () is a village and census town in County Cork, Ireland. The village is on a shallow estuary, which opens onto Rosscarbery Bay. Rosscarbery is in the Cork South-West (Dáil Éireann) constituency, which has three seats. History The ...

, was also the location of the influential

School of Ross The School of Ross was a monastic institution located in what is now called Rosscarbery, County Cork, Ireland, but formerly ''Ross-Ailithir'' (Ross of the Pilgrims), from the large number of monks and students who flocked to its halls from all ov ...

in the early Irish Catholic Church.

United Kingdom

* Ross, Northumberland, England, a village *

Ross, Scottish Borders Ross is a hamlet on the coast of the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, south of Burnmouth, in the parish of Ayton, and close to the A1. Ross is one of four small communities, the others being Lower Burnmouth, Partanhall, and Cowdrait. Settl ...

, a hamlet *

Ross-on-Wye Ross-on-Wye ( Welsh: ''Rhosan ar Wy'') is a market town in England, near the border with Wales. It had a population of 10,582 according to the 2011 census, estimated at 11,309 in 2019. It lies in south-eastern Herefordshire, on the River Wye ...

, England *

Ross, Scotland Ross ( gd, Ros) is a region of Scotland. One of the provinces of Scotland from the 9th century, it gave its name to a later earldom and to the counties of Ross-shire and, later, Ross and Cromarty. The name ''Ross'' allegedly derives from a Ga ...

, a region of Scotland and former earldom *

County of Ross Ross-shire (; gd, Siorrachd Rois) is a historic county in the Scottish Highlands. The county borders Sutherland to the north and Inverness-shire to the south, as well as having a complex border with Cromartyshire – a county consisting of ...

, Scotland, also known as ''Ross-shire''

United States

Ross, Arkansas Ross is an unincorporated community in Pope County, Arkansas, United States."Feature Detail Report for: Ross, Arkansas." USGS The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency ...

Ross, California Ross is a small incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States, just north of San Francisco. Ross is located west-southwest of San Rafael, at an elevation of . The population was 2,338 at the 2020 census. The town is bordered b ...

Ross, Indiana Ross is an unincorporated community in Calumet Township, Lake County, Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and large ...

Ross, Iowa Ross is an unincorporated community in Audubon County, Iowa, in the United States. History Ross was platted in July 1882, in Leroy Township's Section 4. It was named in honor of a local farmer. Among the establishments in the community of Ros ...

Ross, Minnesota Ross is an unincorporated community in Dieter Township, Roseau County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located northwest of Roseau near the junction of State Highway 89 ( MN 89) and Roseau County Road 10 (350th Street). Nearby places ...

Ross, North Dakota Ross is a city in Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 95 at the 2020 census. History Ross was founded in 1902. It was the site of the first structure built in the United States specifically intended to serve as a m ...

Ross, Ohio Ross is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ross Township, Butler County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,417 at the 2010 census. Ross sits along U.S. Route 27 between Cincinnati, Ohio and Oxford, Ohio. Ross is part of the Cincinnati ...

Ross County, Ohio Ross County is a county in the Appalachian region of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 77,093. Its county seat is Chillicothe, the first and third capital of Ohio. Established on August 20, 1798, th ...

Ross, Texas Ross is a rural city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 234 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Ross is located at (31.726723, –97.106170). According to the United Stat ...

* Ross City, Texas *

Ross, Wisconsin (disambiguation) Ross in the U.S. state of Wisconsin may refer to: * Ross, Wisconsin, a town * Ross, Vernon County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Ross Crossing, Wisconsin Exeter is a town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was ...

* Ross Township (disambiguation)

New Zealand

Ross, New Zealand Ross is a small town located in the Westland District on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, south-west of Hokitika and north-east of Hari Hari by road. History Ross was established in the 1860s, during the West Coast Gold Rush ...

Space

Ross (lunar crater) Ross is a lunar impact crater that is located in the northwest part of the Mare Tranquillitatis. It was named after James Clark Ross (British explorer) and Frank E. Ross (American astronomer and optician). It lies south-southwest of the crater ...

Ross (Martian crater) Ross is an impact crater in the Thaumasia quadrangle of Mars located at 57.7 S and 107.84 W. It is 82.51 km in diameter. It was named after Frank E. Ross, an American astronomer (1874-1960). The crater's name was approved in 1973. Gull ...

Ross 248 Ross 248, also called HH Andromedae or Gliese 905, is a small star approximately from Earth in the northern constellation of Andromeda. Despite its proximity it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye. It was first catalogued by Fr ...

, a star * ''ROSS'', Russian Orbital Service Station, a proposed space station

Groups, organizations, companies

Business

* Ross (optics), a London, England-based lens company * Ross Group, a British fish and frozen food company * Ross Laboratories, a former subsidiary of the American Abbott Laboratories pharmaceutical company now known as Abbott Nutrition * Ross Stores, an American department store chain * Ross Technology, an American semiconductor company * Ross Video, a Canadian company that produces video production equipment

Academics

* Ross University School of Medicine, an international medical school in Dominica * Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, an international medical school in St. Kitts * Ross School of Business, part of the University of Michigan

Arts and entertainment

* Ross (play), ''Ross'' (play), a 1960 play by Terence Rattigan * Ross (1978 album), ''Ross'' (1978 album), by Diana Ross * Ross (1983 album), ''Ross'' (1983 album), by Diana Ross * Ross (Low Roar album), ''Ross'' (Low Roar album)

Transportation

Ships

* , the name of several U.S. Navy ships * , a Royal Navy ship * , a radio ship

Land transport

* Ross (bicycles) * Ross (gasoline automobile), produced 1915-1918 * Ross (steam automobile), produced 1906-1909

Other uses

* Ross procedure, a cardiac surgery operation * Ross Mathematics Program, a summer program at Ohio State University * Ross rifle * Ross seal, a species of Antarctican seal * Resource Ordering Status System, a database for fighting wildfires * Retuinskih's System ROSS, a martial system * ROSS Intelligence, a software for a automated legal consulting