The Rousselle surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 623 people carried this name — #35,993 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 476,200 people counted. That is up 12% from 556 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 3,083 people named Rousselle.
30 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 75 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 236 people named Rousselle live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
47 people named Rousselle live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 43 people named Rousselle live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Mendoza.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Rousselle,
with a public archive behind them.
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Hyppolite Rousselle 1818–1895 · engineer
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Charles Rousselle 1833–1903 · lawyer
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Ernest Rousselle 1836–1896 · politician
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Émile Rousselle 1853–1890 · writer
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Albert Rousselle 1890– · sport cyclist
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Maurice Rousselle 1895–1926 · flying ace
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rousselle.
- Roura 301 · U.S. census
- Rous 319 · U.S. census
- Rouse 26,519 · U.S. census
- Rousse 626 · U.S. census
- Rousseau 8,270 · U.S. census
- Roussel 2,777 · U.S. census
- Rousset 231 · U.S. census
- Roussey 285 · U.S. census
- Roussin 627 · U.S. census
- Rousso 360 · U.S. census
- Routhier 1,165 · U.S. census
- Routier 266 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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