Roscoe (also spelled Rosco, Roscow, and Ruscoe) is a Cornish name originating from the Old Norse words for "doe wood" or "roebuck copse". It is also an Americanized spelling of the French name Racicot, and possibly a corruption of Roscrowe.
People
- Roscoe
- The dog up the street.
- Patrick Roscoe
- (1952 – ) An English classical pianist. He performs as a concerto soloist, as a recitalist and as a chamber musician.
- Bill Roscoe
- (1956 - ) Director of Oxford University Computing Laboratory and a Professor of Computing Science
- Patrick Roscoe
- (1967 – ) Canadian novelist, short story writer, and actor.
- Ingrid Roscoe
- (1944 – 2020) Writer on English art and Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire from 2004 to 2018.
- Henry Enfield Roscoe
- (1833 – 1915) Britich chemist noted for early work on vanadium and for photochemical studies. Due to it's vanadium content, Roscoelite was named after him. Additionally, he was Beatrix Potter's uncle.
- Francis James Roscoe
- (1831 – 1878) Canadian entrepreneur and Member of Parliament. Grandson of William Roscoe.
- Margaret Roscoe
- (1786 – 1840) English botanical illustrator and author.
- William Roscoe
- (1753 – 1831) English banker, lawyer, historian and art collector, and briefly a Member of Parliament. He was best known for being one of England's first abolitionists.
Places
- Roscoe River
- Located above the Arctic Circle on the mainland of Canada and empties into the Amundsen Gulf
- Roscoe Glacier
- An Antarctic channel glacier, 12 nautical miles (22 km) long and 3 to 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide. It joins up with the Shackleton Ice Shelf midway between Cape Moyes and Junction Corner.
- Roscoe, Illinois
- Danica Patrick, the only woman to win the IndyCar Series or get top ten in the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500, grew up here.
Lee Harvey Oswald's tombstone is currently located in the automobile museum, after being stolen from his grave in Fort Worth, TX. - Roscoe, New York
- Also known as "Trout Town USA" as it is a main fly-fishing destination.
- Roscoe, Texas
- Home of the largest wind farm in the US.
- Roscoe Village, Ohio
- A restored village run and operated by the Montgomery Foundation to promote education of mid 19th century life.
- Roscoe, Montana
- As of the 2010 census it had a population of 15
Things
- Roscoelite
- A green mineral from the mica group.
Chemical formula: K(V3+,Al,Mg)2AlSi3O10(OH)2 - Roscoe
- A type of mainframe computer.
- Roscoe
- A novel by William Kennedy.
- Roscoe, Snyder and Pacific Railroad
- A railroad based out of Roscoe, Texas that joins up with the Union Pacific.
- Radio Free Roscoe
- A Canadian Television series.