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Russeau Family Crest
Russeau Family Crest
Russeau

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

From the historical and enchanting region of France emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Russeau 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 Russeau 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 Russeau 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 Russeau research. Another 338 words(24 lines of text) covering the years 1662, 1671, 1728, and 1871 are included under the topic Early Russeau History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Russeau Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Adolphus Russeau, aged 45, arrived in Key West, Fla in 1838

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  2. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
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The Russeau Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Russeau 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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