Leroux (surname)

Last updated

Leroux (mostly northwestern France [1] ), LeRoux (American spelling), Le Roux (mostly Brittany, [2] as a translation of Breton Ar Rouz or Ar Ruz) or Roux (mostly southeastern France, [3] as a translation of Occitan Ros) is a surname of French origin meaning "red-haired" or "red-skinned" and may also come in certain cases (e.g. with the spelling Le Roux) from Breton Ar Roue meaning ″The King″. It may refer to:

Contents

People

Fictional characters

Related Research Articles

Allaire is a surname of French origin, mainly found in Northern France (Brittany), Jersey, and Quebec.

Lefebvre is a common northern French surname. Other variations include Lefèbvre, Lefèvre, Lefeuvre and Lefébure.

Dupuis is originally a common French surname widespread in northern France, meaning "of / from a a well".

Martineau is a surname. It is of French origin and may refer to:

Gauthier is a French name of Germanic origin, corresponding to the English given name Walter.

Lebel is a surname, and may refer to:

Fortin is a surname, and may refer to:

Marchand is a frequent surname in France, in Quebec, and in Louisiana.. It is sometimes anglicized to "Merchant", "Marchant", or "Merchand", all with similar pronunciations to Marchand.

Lemoine or Le Moine is a French surname meaning "Monk". Notable people with the surname include:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yves (given name)</span> Name list

Yves is a common French male given name of uncertain origin, either from Celtic as in the Gaulish name Ivo (Iuo) and compound names Ivorix and Ivomagus (Iuo-magi), all derived from the Gaulish term for yew, iuos or īuos, or from Germanic, derived from Proto-Germanic *īwaz, *īhwaz, masculine variant of *īwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHweh₂, meaning yew. Related names include Erwan[n], Evette, Ives, Ivet, Iveta, Ivette, Ivo, Iwo, Yve, Yvette, Yvo, Yvon, Yvonne, and many other diminutives. The etymology of the French common name if "yew tree" is disputed the same way as the first name Yves, whether it is Gaulish or Germanic.

Gagnon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Lemieux is a French surname originating from Normandy and it has been traced from Rouen in the 1600s to earlier origins on the Cotentin peninsula. According to the website "Les familles Lemieux d'Amerique" the North American Lemieux are descended from two half-brothers, Pierre and Gabriel, who emigrated from Rouen, France, to Quebec in 1643. This surname is not to be confused with Lémieux, a name of French origin which is derived from a small town, Leymieux, in the Rhône-Alpes region of France.

Boucher is a French surname.

Lebreton, Le Breton, or LeBreton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Dubois is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Dumont is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Caron is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Roux is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Laura Leroux-Revault</span> French painter

Laura Leroux-Revault was a French artist and painter, trained at the Académie Julian art school in Paris. Her first teacher was her father, the painter Louis Hector Leroux.

References

See also