Rostow

Rostow is an Americanized form of the Russian and Ashkenazi Jewish toponymic surname Rostov (Russian: Ростов; masculine) or Rostova (Ростова; feminine). It indicates someone from Rostov in Russia. Notable people with the surname include:

• Elspeth Rostow (1917–2007), American educator and policy advisor
• Eugene V. Rostow (1913–2002), American jurist
• Lois Rostow Kuznets, American professor emeritus specializing in children's literature
• Walt Rostow (1916–2003), American economist and political theorist

See also

• Rostov (disambiguation)
• Rostovsky (disambiguation)