Rotrou is a medieval French name, derived from a Germanic name Rothrod.
Rotrou I, Count of Perche Rotrou II, Count of Perche Rotrou III, Count of Perche (bef. 1080 – 1144) Rotrou IV, Count of Perche Rotrou (Archbishop of Rouen) (1109 – 1183/84) Jean Rotrou (1609 - 1650), French poet and playwright Nogent-le-Rotrou, a subprefecture and commune in Eure-et-Loir, France