# Rouse (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/rouse/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 26,519 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,330 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 11,642 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.0% (25,022 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Rowse |

## Etymology

* As an English surname, from Middle English and Anglo-Norman rous (“red-haired”), from Latin russus. * As a German surname, Americanized from Raus. * As a northern French and Walloon surname Rousé, variant of Rosé, Rose.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rouse in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 69% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Rouse in the United States.

## People named Rouse

- Cecilia Rouse, American economist
- Jeff Rouse, American swimmer
- Josh Rouse, American singer-songwriter
- Charlie Rouse, American musician (1924–1988)
- Eddie Rouse, American actor (1954-2014)
- Christopher Rouse, American film editor
- Christopher Rouse, American composer (1949–2019)
- Audrey Meadows, American actress (1922–1996)

## Similar surnames

Ross, Rose, Rosa, Rousseau, Roos, Ros, Roose, Royse, Rousey, Rowsey, Rus, Ruse.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.