Ross was the surname of a Scottish wizarding family. It is likely that they were a pure-blood family, as they were furious over the marriage between witch Isobel Ross and Muggle Robert McGonagall.
Known members[]
| Wizard(s) | Notes |
|---|---|
| Mr Ross[1] | Parents of Isobel and grandparents to Minerva, Malcolm, and Robert Jnr |
| Mrs Ross[1] | |
| Isobel McGonagall née Ross[1] | Wife of Robert McGonagall Snr and mother of Minerva, Malcolm, and Robert Jnr |
Possible relations[]
| Wizard(s) | Notes |
|---|---|
| Ms Ross | A presumably Muggle woman resident in Northumberland, involved in an incident that required the intervention of the Ministry of Magic and the use of the Memory Charm. |
Family tree[]
| McGonagall family | Ross family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minerva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William McGonagall (c.1825—1902) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| child is one of the following: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mr McGonagall | Mrs McGonagall | Mr Ross | Mrs Ross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert McGonagall Snr | Isobel Ross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Urquart family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elphinstone Urquart (d.1985) | Minerva McGonagall | Malcolm McGonagall | Robert McGonagall Jnr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At least one son/daughter | At least one son/daughter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Etymology[]
The surname Ross has several possible derivations. The first is as a habitational name taken from Rots, a town in Normandy, France, which was likely named based on the Germanic element rod, meaning "clearing." The second is as a habitational name based on places called Ross or Roose, from the Welsh rhós, "upland" or "moors." The third is from the Germanic personal name Rozzo, a pet form of names beginning with the element hrod, "renown." The fourth is as an occupational name for a person who bred or cared for horses, from Middle High German ros, "horse."[2]
Behind the scenes[]
- In J. K. Rowling's novels The Cuckoo's Calling and The Silkworm, Charlotte Campbell, the former fiancee of series protagonist Cormoran Strike, later becomes romantically involved and eventually engaged to Jago Ross, the heir to a noble Scottish family.
Appearances[]
- Pottermore (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter (website) (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Professor McGonagall" at Harry Potter (website) (transcription available here)
- ↑ "Ross" on Ancestry.com