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![Show Contents]() Rousset History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
From the historical and enchanting region of France emerged a multitude of notable family names, including that of the distinguished Rousset family. Originally, the people in this region went by one (personal) name. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. These names then began to become "fixed" or hereditary between the generations. One of the types of names adopted as surnames were those derived from nicknames. Nicknames, or "eke-names," were an added name that generally reflected some physical characteristics or other attribute of the person that used the name. The Rousset surname derives from the Old French word "rous," meaning "red," or "red-haired;" and as such was a nickname for someone with red hair, or perhaps for a person with a ruddy or reddish complexion, or who dressed habitually in the colour red. Early Origins of the Rousset familyThe surname Rousset was first found in Périgord, where this impressive family held a family seat since ancient times. Another branch of the family held lands near Rouen in Normandy since 1165. Ralph le Roux was sent in 1119 by Henry I to the aid of Ralph de Guader and in 1120 was one of the nobles who died with Prince Henry in the Blanche. The English line descends from Turchil Rufus or Le Rous, who landed in England in 1066 and held lands in Norfolk. 1 A later English branch was found at Imber in Wiltshire. "The church [of Imber] is an ancient structure, in the early and decorated English styles, with some relics of Norman detail, and contains two monuments with the recumbent effigies of Knights Templars of the family of Le Rouse, chamberlains to Henry II and Edward III." 2 Early History of the Rousset familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rousset research. Another 301 words (22 lines of text) covering the years 1372, 1389, 1404, 1429, 1555, 1631, 1660, 1668, 1707, 1788, 1814 and 1829 are included under the topic Early Rousset History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Rousset Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Leroux, Lerout, Lerou, Leroulx, Leroud, Lerous, de Roux, Lerou, Laroux, La Roux, La Rou, La Rous and many more. Early Notables of the Rousset familyMore information is included under the topic Early Rousset Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Rousset RankingIn France, the name Rousset is the 456th most popular surname with an estimated 9,563 people with that name. 3
 Rousset migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Rousset Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Jean Rousset, who arrived in Virginia in 1700 4
Rousset Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Joseph Felicen Rousset, aged 24, who landed in New York in 1804 4
- Claude Rousset, who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1809 4
- Enrique Rousset, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1889 4
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Rousset Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Pierre Rousset, son of Pierre and Barbe, who married Jeanne Chartier, daughter of Louis and Mathurine, in Sainte-Famille, Quebec on 3rd November 1669 5
Rousset Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- François Rousset, son of Pierre and Jeanne, who married Rosalie De Lavoye, daughter of René and Marguerite, in Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec on 27th November 1708 5
- Nicolas Rousset, son of Pierre and Jeanne, who married Charlotte Guay, daughter of Mathieu and Marguerite, in Quebec on 17th February 1716 5
- François Rousset, son of Pierre and Jeanne, who married Louise Tremblay, daughter of Louis and Marie, in Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec on 17th November 1720 5
- Pierre Rousset, son of Pierre and Catherine, who married Françoise Mireau, daughter of Mathieu and Angélique, in Quebec on 28th October 1728 5
- Claude-Cincent Rousset, son of Vincent and Marie-Thérèse, who married Marie-Thérèse Vergeat, daughter of Jean and Jeanne, in Quebec on 7th January 1732 5
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Rousset (post 1700) | + |
- Paul-Marie François Rousset (1921-2016), Ist. del Prado, a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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)
- Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
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