Rostow
Rostow is an Americanized form of the Russian and Ashkenazi Jewish toponymic surname Rostov or Rostova. It indicates someone from Rostov in Russia. Notable people with the surname include:
- Elspeth Rostow, American educator and policy advisor
- Eugene V. Rostow, American jurist
- Lois Rostow Kuznets, American professor emeritus specializing in children's literature
- Walt Rostow, American economist and political theorist