How common is the surname Rouse?

26,519 people in the United States had the surname Rouse in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,642 Americans. It ranked 1,330th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rouse?

Cecilia Rouse, American economist, followed by Jeff Rouse.

Where is the surname Rouse most common?

Wikidata records people named Rouse in the United States.

Is the surname Rouse getting more or less common?

More common. 25,022 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,519 in 2010, up 6.0%.

The surname Rouse

A Latin surname, carried by 26,519 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rouse is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

Latin origin

* 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.

One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 26,519 people named Rouse in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,642 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,022.

#1,330

rank among US surnames

26,519

people in 2010

9.0

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #1,292)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,321	Varela	26,621	11,598
#1,322	Harden	26,617	11,600
#1,323	Couch	26,615	11,600
#1,324	Dickinson	26,607	11,604
#1,325	Cassidy	26,590	11,611
#1,326	Rucker	26,581	11,615
#1,327	Gabriel	26,578	11,617

Who is named Rouse

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

69% of people named Rouse identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rouses

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cecilia Rouse
American economist, born 1963
Jeff Rouse
American swimmer, born 1970
Josh Rouse
American singer-songwriter, born 1972
Charlie Rouse
American musician (1924–1988)
Eddie Rouse
American actor (1954-2014)
Christopher Rouse
American film editor, born 1958
Christopher Rouse
American composer (1949–2019)
Audrey Meadows
American actress (1922–1996)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Rowse

Surnames that sound like Rouse

Rouse has the Soundex code R200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R200.

Other Latin surnames

All 91 Latin surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Rouse come from?: * 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.
How common is the surname Rouse?: 26,519 people in the United States had the surname Rouse in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,642 Americans. It ranked 1,330th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rouse?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Rouse identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rouse?: Cecilia Rouse, American economist, followed by Jeff Rouse.
Where is the surname Rouse most common?: Wikidata records people named Rouse in the United States.
Is the surname Rouse getting more or less common?: More common. 25,022 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,519 in 2010, up 6.0%.
What are other spellings of Rouse?: Rowse.