Rouse Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 8
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 14
Channel Islands 6
Cheshire 2
Cornwall 241
Cumberland 5
Derbyshire 40
Devon 92
Dorset 3
Durham 16
Essex 89
Gloucestershire 30
Hampshire 18
Herefordshire 46
Hertfordshire 14
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 8
Isle of Man 0
Kent 109
Lancashire 85
Leicestershire 42
Lincolnshire 163
London 459
Middlesex 111
Northumberland 8
Norfolk 103
Northamptonshire 3
Nottinghamshire 50
Oxfordshire 91
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 8
Shropshire 11
Suffolk 300
Somerset 33
Surrey 7
Sussex 9
Staffordshire 44
Warwickshire 220
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 26
Worcestershire 58
Yorkshire 168

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 6
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 8
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 6
Pembrokeshire 3
Radnorshire 0

Rouse Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rouse family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 429
Agricultural Labourer 148
Labourer 58
House Servant 45
Dress Maker 36
Servant 30
Carter 24
Carpenter 19
House Keeper 18
Shoe Maker 15
Farm Labourer 15
Laundress 15
Coal Miner 14
General Servant 14
Blacksmith 13
Mariner 11
Cook 10
Charwoman 9
Wife 9
Cordwainer 9
Groom 9
Worsted Weaver 9
House Maid 8
Domestic Servant 8
Boot Maker 7

Most Frequent Forenames for Rouse

Name Census Frequency
William Rouse 2,067
Mary Rouse 1,652
John Rouse 1,549
Elizabeth Rouse 1,134
George Rouse 987
Sarah Rouse 936
James Rouse 907
Thomas Rouse 713
Henry Rouse 608
Ann Rouse 604
Charles Rouse 549
Jane Rouse 501
Eliza Rouse 467
Joseph Rouse 451
Edward Rouse 449
Emma Rouse 415
Alice Rouse 395
Ellen Rouse 378
Frederick Rouse 364
Richard Rouse 356
Annie Rouse 326
Robert Rouse 325
Emily Rouse 318
Arthur Rouse 311
Alfred Rouse 295

Rouse Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rees 40% 200,374
2 Rose 80% 157,852
3 Rouse 100% 28,270
4 Reese 60% 5,158
5 Ruse 80% 4,501
6 Aris 20% 3,585
7 Roose 80% 3,029
8 Rise 60% 1,984
9 Rous 80% 1,352
10 Airs 20% 1,290
11 Aries 20% 1,061
12 Ries 40% 1,019
13 Reis 40% 931
14 Roos 60% 897
15 Rosa 60% 704
16 Rus 60% 436
17 Aires 0% 298
18 Rase 60% 254
19 Roes 60% 253
20 Eairs 0% 247
21 Reas 40% 243
22 Ires 20% 214
23 Ares 20% 205
24 Rosie 60% 188
25 Rause 80% 178
26 Ros 60% 174
27 Orois 40% 170
28 Roase 80% 161
29 Eares 0% 157
30 Orse 60% 143
31 Ears 20% 142
32 Rease 60% 141
33 Rauce 60% 124
34 Iris 20% 119
35 Roas 60% 117
36 Aiers 0% 103
37 Raise 60% 103
38 Earis 0% 102
39 Res 40% 101

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The surname Rouse is the 3rd most popular variant of Rees.

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