Russett Family History
Russett Name Meaning
English (Gloucestershire): nickname from Middle English russet ‘reddish brown’ (from Old French rosset a diminutive of rous(e) ‘red’ from Latin russus ‘red’). This may have been a nickname for someone with reddish brown hair or a ruddy complexion but in Middle English russet also denoted a kind of reddish brown coarse woolen cloth typically worn by the poor and thus the name might have been a nickname for someone who made or sold such cloth. Altered form of French Rasset 1 reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t. Compare Racette .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022