Rousse Family Name and Heraldry

Here is a quick, evidence-based look at the Rousse surname. 626 Americans were listed as Rousse in the 2010 census. French birth records list 3,501 children named Rousse between 1891 and 2000. Births ran at 225 in 1891–1900 and 260 in 1991–2000. We do not guess at meanings: where the dictionaries are silent on Rousse, the family's own records come first. Spelling in old records was loose, so search for Rousse under several forms.

Names that sound alike, such as Rosse, Rousseau and Rose, are easily confused in old records.

Heraldry is personal. Arms recorded for a Rousse family belonged to that family, and other bearers of the name may have no link to them. Research your Rousse family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.