Show ContentsRoustan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Roustan family

The surname Roustan was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this distinguished family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Roustan family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Roustan research. Another 250 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1267, 1286, 1508, 1532, 1536, 1549, 1565, 1577, 1641, 1695 and 1708 are included under the topic Early Roustan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Roustan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Durastel, de Rastel, Durastelle, Lerostel, Lerastel, Leraustell, Rastel, Rostelle, Roustel, Rostel, Durostel, Durostelle, Duroustel, Duroustell, Duroustelle, Durasstel, Durasstelle, Duraustel, Duraustell, Duraustelle, Derostel, Derostelle, Deroustel, Deroustelle, Derasstel, Derasstelle, Derastelle, Derastel, Deraustell, Deraustelle, Lerostelle, Leroustel, Leroustelle, Lerasstel, Lerasstelle, Lerastelle, Leraustel, Leraustelle, Roustell, Roustelle, Rasstel, Rasstelle, Rastelle, Raustel, Raustell, Raustelle, Rostal, Rostalle, Durostal and many more.

Early Notables of the Roustan family

John Rastell (died 1536), English printer and lawyer who is thought to have been born in London, and educated at Oxford; John Rastell (1532-1577), English Jesuit, born at Gloucester who proceeded to New...
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Roustan Ranking

France, the name Roustan is the 6,386th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Roustan family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Humphrey Rastell who settled in Maine in 1624; Henry Rastell, aged 30; who settled in Virginia in 1635.


Contemporary Notables of the name Roustan (post 1700) +

  • Paul Roustan (b. 1979), American contemporary body painter and photographer
  • Théodore Roustan (1833-1906), born as Justin Théodore Dominique Roustan, French diplomat
  • Max Roustan (b. 1944), French politician and National Assembly member for Gard
  • Marius Roustan (1870-1942), also known as Mario, French politician
  • Didier Roustan (1957-2024), French sports journalist


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