Desrousseaux Surname
Approximately 1,392 people bear this surname
Desrousseaux Surname User-submission:
It means 'by the streams' when it became the new surname of one branch of the French-Canadian Louis Houde (1617) family. He willed 1/3 of his land to one son who became "Desruisseaux" (later Derousseau), 1/3 "by the rocks" (Des Rochers) and 1/2 "by the woods" (Bellefeuille).
Read More About This SurnameDesrousseaux Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,312 | 1:50,627 | 6,621 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Desrousseaux Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It means 'by the streams' when it became the new surname of one branch of the French-Canadian Louis Houde (1617) family. He willed 1/3 of his land to one son who became "Desruisseaux" (later Derousseau), 1/3 "by the rocks" (Des Rochers) and 1/2 "by the woods" (Bellefeuille).
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Where Does The Last Name Desrousseaux Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Desrousseaux is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Desrousseaux click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Desrousseaux? popularity and diffusion
The last name Desrousseaux is the 278,072nd most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 5,235,306 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Desrousseaux are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 1,312 people, or 1 in 50,627. In France Desrousseaux is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 55 percent live, Île-de-France, where 13 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 9 percent live. Excluding France Desrousseaux is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 3 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desrusseaux | 96 | 7 | / |
| Desroussaux | 96 | 1 | / |
| Desrouseaux | 96 | 1 | / |
| Desruisseaux | 92 | 3,779 | / |
| Desriusseaux | 92 | 1 | / |
| Desroisseaux | 92 | 1 | / |
| Desroseaux | 91 | 2 | / |
| des Ruisseaux | 88 | 106 | / |
| Desruisseau | 87 | 324 | / |
| des Roseaux | 87 | 87 | / |
| Desrisseaux | 87 | 59 | / |
| Desruisseax | 87 | 3 | / |
| Desruissaux | 87 | 2 | / |
| Desruiseaux | 87 | 1 | / |
| Desreuisseau | 83 | 81 | / |
| Desruissejux | 83 | 1 | / |
| Deseruisseau | 83 | 1 | / |
| des Ruisseau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Desrisseau | 82 | 5 | / |
| Desruissea | 82 | 1 | / |
| Desrosieux | 82 | 1 | / |
| Desrozeau | 76 | 10 | / |
| Deserosse | 76 | 1 | / |
| Desrose | 74 | 10 | / |
| Desrusa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Desrosa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Diaz Rousseau | 72 | 3 | / |
| Desruiss | 70 | 2 | / |
| Desrosie | 70 | 2 | / |
| Desirose | 70 | 1 | / |
| Desrus | 67 | 90 | / |
| Desiresse | 67 | 22 | / |
| Desrse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deus Rosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| des Rosie | 67 | 0 | / |
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