Home   |   Customer Service   |   Site Map   |   Surname Search   |   How To Buy

Shopping Cart
0 Items
UP to 50% OFF - Weekly Specials
Share |
Decrease Font Size Text Increase Font Size
An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012
Rosseau Family Crest
Rosseau Family Crest
Rosseau

   Buy JPG Image »


    Buy PDF History »

Popular Products
Armorial History With Coat of Arms
Coat of Arms & Surname History Package
Family Crest Image (jpg) Heritage Series - 300 DPI
Key-chain
Coffee Mug
Armorial History with Frame
Framed Surname History and Coat of Arms

Contents

Origins Available: French-Alt, French

Where did the French Rosseau family come from? What is the French Rosseau family crest and coat of arms? When did the Rosseau family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Rosseau family history?

From the historical and enchanting region of France emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Rosseau family. Originally, the French people were known only by a single name. The process by which hereditary surnames were adopted in France is extremely interesting. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. Often they adopted names that were derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The name Rosseau is a nickname type of surname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion. Tracing the origin of the name further, we found the name Rosseau was originally derived from the Old French word "rous," meaning "red."

 More

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rousseau, Rouseau, Rosseau, Rouseault, Roussault, Rouseult, Rosault, Rosseault, Rousult, DeRousseau, Derousseau, de Rousseau, De Rousault, de Rousault, Derousult, DeRouseau, de Rouseau, De Rouseau, LeRousseau, le Rousseau, Lerousseau, Aurousseau and many more.

First found in Bourgogne, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.


 More

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rosseau research. Another 338 words(24 lines of text) covering the years 1662, 1671, 1728, and 1871 are included under the topic Early Rosseau History in all our PDF Extended History products.

 More

More information is included under the topic Early Rosseau Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

 More

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rosseau Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Lewis Peter Godfrey Rosseau, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1848

Rosseau Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Fernand Rosseau, aged 28, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1907
  • Leonard Rosseau, aged 40, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1909
  • Percival L. Rosseau, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1912
  • Nancy Rosseau, aged 39, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1916
  • H. Ewing Rosseau, aged 21, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1920


 More

  • Jacques Rosseau, French gold medalist slalom canoer at the 1949 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships


 More

Popular Family Crest Products
 
Rosseau Armorial History With Coat of Arms
Rosseau Coat of Arms & Surname History Package
Rosseau Family Crest Image (jpg) Heritage Series
Rosseau Coat of Arms/Family Crest Key-chain
Rosseau Coat of Arms/Family Crest Coffee Mug
Rosseau Armorial History with Frame
Rosseau Framed Surname History and Coat of Arms
More Family Crest Products
 More

 More

  1. Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore. Print.
  2. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
  3. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  4. Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
  5. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  6. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  7. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
  8. Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
  9. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
  10. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  11. ...

The Rosseau Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Rosseau Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 21 November 2011 at 14:49.

©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details.
houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation.

Tools
UP to 50% OFF - Weekly Specials