The leroux Surname
leroux Name Meaning and History
French: nickname for a person with red hair, from Old French
rous ‘red(-haired)’ (Latin russ(e)us), with the definite
article le. This name is associated with the Huguenots in
British America; notably, with silversmiths in SC and NY.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 104 - Messages: 348
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Le Rouxs in South Africa | Christiaan le Roux | 21 |
| Julius Leroux |
 angeleyesgroup
| 1 |
| Leroux/Cossette union |
a4478
| 14 |
| Hubert LeRoux m Mdaeleine Varnier |
| 7 |
| LEROUX Family of Ripley County, MO |
Becky Pyland Davis
| 0 |
| Yvette Leroux m. Lucien Chevrier | Alfreda Chevrier | 5 |
| Leopold Leroux, NS, CAN | Jean Hamilton | 1 |
| Marie Louise Cordelia Leroux d/o Francois Leroux & Sophie Blanchard | Jo Bachand | 3 |
| Zephirine Leroux |
darlinsarahann
| 9 |
| Angelique Leroux m. J-B Tremblay, QC>ON>NY>MI | Liana Brunell Trombley | 7 |
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