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Where did the French Rousseau family come from? What is the French Rousseau family crest and coat of arms? When did the Rousseau family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Rousseau family history?
From the historical and enchanting region of France emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Rousseau 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 Rousseau 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 Rousseau was originally derived from the Old French word "rous," meaning "red."
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
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.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rousseau research. Another 338 words(24 lines of text) covering the years 1662, 1671, 1728, and 1871 are included under the topic Early Rousseau History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Rousseau. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Rousseau Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Mr. Rousseau arrived in Carolina in 1679 with his wife and 6 children
Rousseau Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Theodore Rousseau, who landed in Virginia in 1700
- Charles Joseph Rousseau, who arrived in New York in 1797
Rousseau Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- John Peter Rousseau arrived in Philidelphia in 1803
- E. Rousseau aged 40 arrived in New York City in 1823
- J. Rousseau aged 37 arrived in New Orleans in 1823
- Pierre Rousseau aged 34 arrived in New Orleans in 1823
- August Rousseau, aged 4, landed in New Orleans, La in 1850
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- Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), French philosopher
- Jean Baptiste Rousseau (1671-1741), French poet
- Real Rousseau, Industrialist, born in Trois Pistoles, Quebec, who became the Mayor of Windmill Point in 1958
- Jeannine Rousseau (b. 1941), lawyer in Montreal and Quebec Supreme Court judge
- Joseph-Hervé Rousseau, member of the House of Commons for Rimouski, Quebec (1950-1953)
- André Rousseau, manager at Bell Canada (1971-1995) and was elected mayor of St. Lin, Québec in 1995
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
- 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.
- Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
- Conrad, Glenn R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge LA: Claitor's Publishing, 1970. Print.
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
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The Rousseau Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Rousseau 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.
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