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Where Does The Last Name Rousseau Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Rousseau (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻭﺳﻮ) is found most frequently in France. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rousseau? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Rousseau is the 4,976^th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 64,074 people. The last name Rousseau occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Rousseau are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 171,647^th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 1,950 people.

The last name Rousseau is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 69,805 people, or 1 in 952. In France it is most frequent in: Pays de la Loire, where 20 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 17 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 14 percent reside. Beside France it exists in 123 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Rousseau Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Rousseau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rousseau last name grew 1,724 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 993 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rousseau Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Rousseau surname are 1.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rousseau earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.87% less than the national average, earning 242,694 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 98.07% more than the national average, earning R 470,688 per year; in United States they earn 4.43% more than the national average, earning $45,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.8% less than the national average, earning $42,328 CAD per year.