Desrousseaux Surname

278,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

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).

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Desrousseaux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,3121:50,6276,621
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

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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Desrousseaux Last Name Facts

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.

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