Cognomen Rostow (Rostow 
, روستو, רוסטוב 
) , around the globe, is a very rare family name. The surname Rostow is habitual in Israel, where it is a very rare surname, the United States, and Germany, where it is an extremely rare surname. More frequently, Rostow is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Rostow | Germany, Canada, United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Russia |
| רוסטוב | Israel |
| hilarion von rostow (b. 950) |
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eugene v. rostow American legal scholar and public servant (1913–2002), US (b. 1913) |
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walt whitman rostow American economist, political theorist and government official (1916–2003), US (b. 1916) |
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| elspeth rostow American academic, US (b. 1917) |
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| wjera of rostow |
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