Rouen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Rouen family

The surname Rouen 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 Rouen family

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Rouen Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Rouen 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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Rouen migration to the United States +

Rouen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Rouen, who settled in Philadelphia in 1819
Jane Rouen, who settled in Philadelphia in 1819
Bridget Rouen, who settled in Vermont sometime between 1829 and 1897
Thomas Rouen, who arrived in Mississippi in 1854 1
Louis A. Rouen, who arrived in California in 1870
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Rouen migration to Canada +

Rouen Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Michel Rouen, who arrived in Quebec in 1749

Sources +

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)