Popularity of the last name by country
Luxembourg
All countries
- France (2,362,199)
- Belgium (82,896)
- 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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