Rosseau Surname

435,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Rosseau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rosseau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2851:1,271,78689,511
Belgium2441:47,1177,659
South Africa1281:423,26336,588
Canada601:614,09350,489
France371:1,795,209158,669
England71:7,959,723202,100
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:297,15223,646

Rosseau (44) may also be a first name.

Rosseau Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rosseau Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Rosseau is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosseau? popularity and diffusion

Rosseau is the 435,773rd most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,248,155 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Rosseau are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rosseau is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 44 people.

The surname Rosseau is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 285 people, or 1 in 1,271,786. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 14 percent live, Michigan, where 12 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 31 percent live and South Africa, where 16 percent live.

Rosseau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rosseau has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 169 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 30 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rosseau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rosseau last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rosseau earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning R 250,848 per year; in United States they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning $44,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.48% more than the national average, earning $55,882 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rousseau93113,736/
Rossieau9354/
Roseau921,223/
Rossea921/
Roussieau8813/
Rrousseau882/
Rousseeau881/
Rouseau86255/
Roussea8670/
Rosea8339/
Rousseeu8064/
Rousseou803/
Rousseay801/
Rouseeau801/
Rosseous800/
Rossia77268/
Rossya7725/
Roseeu7720/
Roseha7716/
Roshea778/
Rousea773/
Roseah771/
Rousseoux751/
Rossius71506/
Roussia71127/
Rossiah7118/
Rossias7112/
Rosieux711/
Rossjud711/
Rosia67686/
Rosiu67428/
Rosya67159/
Roussias6786/
Rosja6744/
Rasea6726/
Roussiat677/
Rossiiya674/
Roosehuz671/
Rosehead671/
Rosehadt670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rosseau
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