The Roux surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,387 people carried this name — #9,594 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 87,000 people counted. That is up 14% from 2,962 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Roux surname
From roux (“red, russet”), in this context referring to red hair.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Roux» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 34,992 people named Roux.
553 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 104 départements, most often Paris.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
1,127 people named Roux live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 452 people named Roux 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 Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 164 people named Roux 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 Limburg.
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 the Nordic population registers
28 people named Roux is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Roux in American newspapers,
1845–1935.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 37,541 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Roux.
- 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
- Rouze 124 · U.S. census
- Rovelli 173 · U.S. census
- Rovello 184 · U.S. census
- Rover 424 · U.S. census
- Rovere 227 · U.S. census
- Rovira 1,067 · U.S. census
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