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 5
Buckinghamshire 12
Berkshire 82
Cambridgeshire 30
Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 29
Cornwall 76
Cumberland 8
Derbyshire 102
Devon 75
Dorset 3
Durham 79
Essex 306
Gloucestershire 88
Hampshire 82
Herefordshire 54
Hertfordshire 31
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 34
Isle of Man 0
Kent 128
Lancashire 147
Leicestershire 121
Lincolnshire 127
London 807
Middlesex 202
Northumberland 21
Norfolk 161
Northamptonshire 24
Nottinghamshire 79
Oxfordshire 110
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 34
Shropshire 1
Suffolk 231
Somerset 46
Surrey 88
Sussex 43
Staffordshire 74
Warwickshire 290
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 90
Worcestershire 145
Yorkshire 290

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 17
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 2
Carmarthenshire 1
Denbighshire 1
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 56
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 4
Pembrokeshire 9
Radnorshire 1

Rouse Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rouse family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 58
Living On Own Means 55
General Servant Domestic 33
Dress Maker 29
Cook Domestic 24
Scholar 24
Agricultural Labourer 23
Housemaid Domestic 20
Carpenter 19
Laundress Wash 19
Farmer 18
Tailoress 16
Domestic Servant 15
Blacksmith 14
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 13
Bricklayer 12
House Maid Domestic 12
Gardener Domestic 12
Carman 11
Charwoman 11
Dressmaker 11
School 11
Servant Domestic 11
Tailor 10
Coal Miner Hewer 9

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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