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Rouleau History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables World Ranking

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Rouleau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Rouleau family

The surname Rouleau was first found in Brittany, where this family was established in early times.

Early History of the Rouleau family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rouleau research. Another 200 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1554, 1628, 1652, 1690, 1691, 1712, 1719, 1732, 1755, 1765, 1794, 1799, 1802, 1837, 1840, 1848, 1870, 1877, 1879 and 1932 are included under the topic Early Rouleau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rouleau Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rouleau, Roulleau, Roule, Roulle, Rol, Rolle, Role, Roulet, Roulot, Roullot, Rouleaux and many more.

Early Notables of the Rouleau family

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Rouleau World Ranking

In the United States, the name Rouleau is the 8,250^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Rouleau is ranked the 736^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,287 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Rouleau is the 319^th popular surname. 3 France ranks Rouleau as 4,284^th with 1,500 - 2,000 people. 4

Rouleau migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rouleau Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Francois Rouleau, aged 23, who arrived in Louisiana in 1720 5

Rouleau Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Felix Rouleau, aged 45, who landed in America from Paris, in 1904
William J. Rouleau, aged 30, who landed in America, in 1907
Oskar A. Rouleau, aged 46, who settled in America, in 1909
Pierre Rouleau, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States, in 1920
Rene Rouleau, aged 21, who settled in Norwich, Conn., in 1921
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Rouleau migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rouleau Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Charles Rouleau, son of Jean and Jeanne, who married Marie Fayette, daughter of Étienne and Anne, in Quebec on 23rd January 1662 6
Gabriel Rouleau, son of Gabriel and Mathurine, who married Jeanne Dufresne, daughter of Pierre and Anne, in Saint-Laurent-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 25t November 1687 6
Guillaume Rouleau, son of Gabriel and Mathurine, who married Catherine Dufresne, daughter of Pierre and Anne, in Saint-Laurent-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 3rd February 1688 6
Louis Rouleau, son of Michel and Renée, who married Françoise Joffrion, daughter of Pierre and Marie, in Montreal, Quebec on 5th March 1696 6

Rouleau Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Gabriel Rouleau, son of Gabriel and Jeanne, who married Geneviève Petitclerc, daughter of Pierre and Françoise, in Sainte-Foy, Quebec on 30th August 1717 6
Jean-Baptiste Rouleau, son of Louis and Françoise, who married Françoise Bourg, daughter of Antoine and Marie-Anne, in Quebec on 16th June 1727 6
Louis Rouleau, son of Gabriel and Jeanne, who married Marguerite Denis, daughter of Pierre and Marie, in Saint-Laurent-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 28th August 1730 6
Joseph-Marie Rouleau, son of Louis and Françoise, who married Catherine Brunet, daughter of Thomas and Catherine, in Pointe-Claire, Quebec on 14th April 1733 6
Antoine Rouleau, son of Gabriel and Catherine, who married Marie Alarie, daughter of Jean-Baptiste and Louise, in Saint-Augustin, Quebec on 8th October 1742 6
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Rouleau Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Avila Rouleau, aged 39, who settled in Canada, in 1909
Raymond Rouleau, aged 50, who immigrated to Ottawa, Canada, in 1916

Contemporary Notables of the name Rouleau (post 1700) +

Duncan Rouleau, American comic book writer and artist
Adolphe Rouleau (1867-1937), French Olympic fencer
Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau (1866-1931), Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
Michel Rouleau (b. 1944), retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward
Charles Borromée Rouleau (1840-1901), Canadian politician, lawyer, judge and writer
François Fortunat Rouleau (1849-1907), Canadian lawyer and political figure in Quebec
Guy Rouleau (b. 1923), Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons
Joseph A. Rouleau (b. 1929), French-Canadian bass opera singer
Raymond Rouleau (1904-1981), Belgian actor and film director
Ernest Rouleau (1916-1991), Canadian botanist specialist

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.