Roswell

== English == === Etymology === Metathesized from Middle English Roweshill, from a contraction of either the Old English personal name Hrōþwulf or its Norman cognate Rolf, Rouf, Rou (in the genitive case, adding -es) + Old English hyll (“hill”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɹɒzˌwɛl/ === Proper noun === Roswell (countable and uncountable, plural Roswells) A surname. A place in the United States: A city in Fulton County, Georgia. An unincorporated community in Canyon County, Idaho. A city, the county seat of Chaves County, New Mexico, known for conspiracy theories that its Roswell Army Air Field has recovered UFOs and extraterrestrials. (1997) So go on with your life / Forget that Roswell crap / Show love to the black suit / 'Cuz that's the Men In [...] Black "Men in Black" by Will Smith (1997) The most significant ufological event of a region. A village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. A census-designated place in Miner County, South Dakota. ==== Derived terms ==== Roswellian ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Roswell is the 38582nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 573 individuals. Roswell is most common among White (86.56%) individuals. === References === === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Roswell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === Wollers