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

From the historical and enchanting region of France emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Rousso 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 Rousso 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 Rousso was originally derived from the Old French word "rous," meaning "red."

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

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

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pierre Rousseau aged 34 arrived in New Orleans in 1823; Mr. Rousseau arrived in Carolina in 1679 with his wife and 6 children; John Peter Rousseau arrived in Philidelphia in 1803.

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  8. Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
  9. D'Hozier Charles. Armorial Général de France. Paris: Dillon, 1875. Print.
  10. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
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The Rousso Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Rousso 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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