Derouen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Derouen family

The surname Derouen was first found in Brittany, originally Armorica in ancient times, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dol and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Derouen family

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Derouen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: De Rouen, Rohan, Rouan, Rouanne, Rouannet and others.

Early Notables of the Derouen family

of Brittany. They are believed to be descended from the ancient Counts of Porrhoët and Rennes who were recorded in 1008 from whom descend the royal House of Rohan which were Viscounts of Rohan in 1128 and Dukes...
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Derouen Ranking

the United States, the name Derouen is the 9,040^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Derouen family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jacques Rouanne, who came to Louisiana in 1719; Michel Rouen, who arrived in Quebec in 1749; Alexander Rouan, who settled in Jamaica in 1763; Thomas Rouan, who arrived in United States or West Indies in 1769.

Contemporary Notables of the name Derouen (post 1700) +

René Louis DeRouen (1874-1942), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1927-41; Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1936 2

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html