Leroux Family History

French: nickname for a red-haired man, a variant of Roux ‘red’ with fused masculine definite article le. French: sometimes also a habitational name from Le Roux, the name of several places in various parts of France.

The surname in the form Leroux (in any of the two possible senses; see also 1 above) is also found in the Dominican Republic, while the form Le Roux, originating from Normandy, is established in South Africa.

Compare Larew, Laroux, Larrew, Larue, and Lerew. Breton (Le Roux): nickname for a red-haired man from Old French ro(u)s ‘red’ (see Roux) with the French masculine definite article le.