About the Rous Surname

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Rous is usually a form of Roux. The family name meaning is “Red-haired”, the same as for Roux.

• Related forms: Le Roux, Leroux and Rousseau.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.
• Spelled with “s” instead of “x”, Rous shows how the same name was heard and written differently.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Rous, so the heraldry linked to Roux is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete Rous report, with a museum-style coat of arms.