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 7
Buckinghamshire 29
Berkshire 82
Cambridgeshire 50
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 26
Cornwall 59
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 112
Devon 58
Dorset 14
Durham 80
Essex 369
Gloucestershire 102
Hampshire 101
Herefordshire 56
Hertfordshire 13
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 17
Isle of Man 2
Kent 203
Lancashire 183
Leicestershire 143
Lincolnshire 177
London 899
Middlesex 256
Northumberland 29
Norfolk 197
Northamptonshire 34
Nottinghamshire 90
Oxfordshire 93
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 17
Shropshire 2
Suffolk 241
Somerset 53
Surrey 133
Sussex 39
Staffordshire 80
Warwickshire 337
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 106
Worcestershire 147
Yorkshire 336

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 12
Cardiganshire 1
Carnarvonshire 1
Carmarthenshire 1
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 67
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 8
Monmouthshire 39
Pembrokeshire 13
Radnorshire 0

Rouse Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rouse family

Profession Census Frequency
School 476
Farm Labourer 54
General Labourer 37
Private Means 36
General Servant (domestic) 31
Dressmaker 25
None 23
Labourer 21
Clerk 18
Laundress 18
Carpenter 17
Domestic Servant 16
At Home 14
Bricklayer 14
Charwoman 14
Dress Maker 14
Shop Assistant 14
Farmer 14
Baker 13
House Painter 13
Old Age Pensioner 13
Waggoner On Farm 13
Carman 12
Housemaid 12
At School 12

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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