Explore the Family Name Rousselle

The meaning of Rousselle

French: from the feminine form of Roussel and a variant of Rosselle; in North America it is (also) an altered form of the former (compare Roussell). Some characteristic forenames: French Marcel, Adrien, Armand, Damien, Gaetan, Girard, Pierre, Rollande, Theophile, Yves.

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How common is the last name Rousselle in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rousselle has risen in popularity over the years. In 2000, it ranked 37,640th in terms of frequency but improved its ranking to 35,993rd by 2010, marking a rise of 4.38%. The count of people with this surname also increased from 556 in 2000 to 623 in 2010, which is a growth of 12.05%. However, the proportion per 100,000 remained stable at 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,640	#35,993	4.38%
Count	556	623	12.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.21	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rousselle

Delving into the ethnic identity of individuals bearing the Rousselle surname, we can observe some changes based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 96.22% of the Rousselles identified as White, but this percentage slightly decreased to 93.58% by 2010. The Hispanic population within the Rousselles showed significant growth, jumping from 1.80% to 4.33%, marking an impressive 140.56% increase. Meanwhile, the census data did not show any individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. There was a small emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010, making up 0.96% of the Rousselles, where there were none reported in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.22%	93.58%	-2.74%
Hispanic	1.8%	4.33%	140.56%
Two or More Races	0%	0.96%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.9%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%