Roux Family History
Roux Name Meaning
French:: nickname for a red-haired man from Old French ro(u)s ‘red’ (from Latin russeus). sometimes also a habitational name from (Le) Roux the name of several places in various parts of France. This surname (in any of the two possible senses; see also 1 above) is also established in South Africa. Compare Leroux .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022