Derousseau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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

Early Origins of the Derousseau family

The surname Derousseau was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Derousseau family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Derousseau research. Another 265 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1626, 1644, 1662, 1671, 1694, 1699, 1712, 1728, 1741, 1778 and 1871 are included under the topic Early Derousseau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Derousseau Spelling Variations

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.

Early Notables of the Derousseau family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), French philosopher, writer, and composer, his political philosophy influenced the French Revolution, best known for his Discourse on the Origin of Inequality and On the Social Contract; Jacques Rousseau (1626-1694)...
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Derousseau migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Derousseau Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Theodore DeRousseau, who arrived in Virginia in 1700 1

Citations +

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)