Popularity of the last name by country
Algeria
- Alger (1,019)
- Oran (427)
- Constantine (300)
- Mostaganem (218)
- Blida (132)
- Annaba (113)
- Médéa (97)
- Tiaret (84)
- Skikda (80)
- Tipaza (41)
- Guelma (39)
- Tlemcen (38)
- Batna (37)
- Sidi Bel Abbes (36)
- Sétif (30)
- Mascara (28)
- Souk Ahras (23)
- Laghouat (19)
- Relizane (13)
- Aïn Defla (12)
- Mila (12)
- Boumerdès (11)
- El Tarf (11)
- Bord-Bou-Arréridj (9)
- Biskra (7)
- Saida (6)
- Tébessa (6)
- Aïn Témouchent (5)
- Tizi Ouzou (5)
- Bouira (4)
- Béjaïa (3)
- El-Bayadh (3)
- Tissemsilt (3)
- Chlef (2)
- Ghardaïa (2)
- Djelfa (1)
- Khenchela (1)
- M'Sila (1)
- Ouargla (1)
All countries
- France (2,362,109)
- Belgium (82,895)
- Canada (62,489)
- United States (9,645)
- Switzerland (7,657)
- Netherlands (3,804)
- Algeria (3,200)
- United Kingdom (2,213)
- Germany (2,087)
- Guadeloupe (1,843)
- Italy (1,354)
- Unknown country (1,312)
- Réunion (1,240)
- New Caledonia (1,181)
- South Africa (1,005)
- Martinique (985)
- Viet Nam (683)
- Spain (624)
- Tunisia (513)
- Luxembourg (459)
- Morocco (411)
- French Guiana (402)
- Haiti (319)
- Cuba (236)
- Austria (184)
- Russian Federation (181)
- Turkey (181)
- Australia (171)
- Panama (167)
- Madagascar (161)
- Sweden (156)
- New Zealand (153)
- Egypt (125)
- Poland (117)
- Mauritius (108)
- Ireland (105)
- Greece (103)
- Argentina (98)
- Lebanon (88)
- Senegal (83)
Origine of last name
ROUSSEAU : French and Walloon: nickname for a red-haired man from a diminutive of Old French ro(u)s ‘red’ (see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Roux">Roux</a> and <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Leroux">Leroux</a>). This surname is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium in Haiti and in South Africa. Compare <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Rosseau">Rosseau</a> and <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Russeau">Russeau</a>.
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