Find out how popular the last name Durousseau is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Durousseau.

Durousseau, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Durousseau surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Durousseau in America

Durousseau is the 87663rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Durousseau surname appeared 212 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Durousseau.

We can also compare 2010 data for Durousseau to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Durousseau

The surname DUROUSSEAU originated in France during the late 16th century. It is believed to be a locative name derived from a place called Rousseau in the Marne region of northeastern France. The prefix 'du' means 'of' or 'from' in French, indicating the name referred to someone from the area of Rousseau.

The earliest recorded spelling of the name appears to be Durousseaux in 1598, found in parish records from the village of Reims. This spelling variation suggests the name may have initially referred to someone from the hamlet of Les Rousseaux near Reims.

In the 17th century, the surname is documented in various forms such as Durousseau, Du Rousseau, and Derousseaux in records from the provinces of Champagne and Lorraine. These regional variations highlight the name's French origins and localized development.

One of the earliest notable bearers of the name was Jean Durousseau, a merchant from Troyes who was born around 1620. Records indicate he established trade routes between Champagne and the Low Countries during the mid-1600s.

Another early mention of the surname can be found in the baptismal records of the parish of Saint-Gervais in Paris, where a Michel Durousseau is listed as a witness in 1678.

In the 18th century, the name appears in military records from the Seven Years' War, with a Captain Pierre Durousseau serving in the French army between 1756 and 1763.

During the 19th century, the name gained broader recognition with the literary works of the French novelist and playwright Edmond Durousseau, born in 1846 in Metz. He authored several successful plays and novels, including "La Croix de Jeannette" and "Le Théâtre des Marionnettes."

Another notable bearer of the surname was the French painter and printmaker Léon Durousseau, born in 1866 in Paris. He was known for his landscape paintings and etchings depicting rural scenes from the Île-de-France region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Durousseau

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Durousseau.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Durousseau was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Durousseau has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Durousseau was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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