Desruisseaux Family History
Desruisseaux Name Meaning
French and Haitian: topographic name with fused preposition and definite article des ‘from the’ for someone who lived in an area characterized by streams from French ruisseaux plural of ruisseau ‘stream’; or perhaps a habitational name for someone from Les Ruisseaux the name of several places in the northern part of France named with this word. This surname is very rare in France.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022