Reus Family History
Reus Name Meaning
Dutch (also De Reus): nickname for a big man from Middle Dutch reuse(n) ‘giant’. German: topographic name from Middle High German riuse ‘fish trap’ (Middle Low German ruse) or from a regional term reuse ‘small stream channel’. Catalan: habitational name from Reus in Tarragona province Catalonia (Spain).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022