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 17
Berkshire 33
Cambridgeshire 14
Channel Islands 8
Cheshire 46
Cornwall 119
Cumberland 10
Derbyshire 50
Devon 79
Dorset 5
Durham 38
Essex 178
Gloucestershire 79
Hampshire 84
Herefordshire 39
Hertfordshire 10
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 20
Isle of Man 0
Kent 109
Lancashire 163
Leicestershire 94
Lincolnshire 138
London 721
Middlesex 120
Northumberland 14
Norfolk 152
Northamptonshire 16
Nottinghamshire 55
Oxfordshire 95
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 20
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 233
Somerset 42
Surrey 29
Sussex 39
Staffordshire 35
Warwickshire 229
Westmorland 2
Wiltshire 66
Worcestershire 107
Yorkshire 231

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 7
Cardiganshire 11
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 12
Denbighshire 9
Flintshire 2
Glamorgan 32
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 5
Monmouthshire 10
Pembrokeshire 19
Radnorshire 0

Rouse Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rouse family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 601
Agricultural Labourer 86
General Labourer 41
Domestic Servant 36
Dress Maker 35
Labourer 28
Living On Own Means 26
Living On Her Own Means 24
Gardener 23
General Servant Domestic 21
Farmer 21
General Servant 20
Errand Boy 20
House Keeper 18
Farm Labourer 17
Blacksmith 16
Grocer 14
Laundress 14
Shoe Maker 13
Clerk 13
Tailoress 13
Coal Miner 12
Carpenter 12
Charwoman 12
General Domestic Servant 11

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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