Meaning and background
The story behind Roush
Roush is an altered form of the German surname Rausch. The linked dictionary entry gives different explanations involving noise, reeds or swampy ground, and an Ashkenazic Jewish surname assignment. The first two routes connect with different Middle High German words. That variety makes one short translation inadequate: a family’s particular Roush history may involve a nickname or a landscape, rather than the modern appearance of the spelling.
- Origin
- Roush is an altered form of the German surname Rausch. Source · Source 2
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About Roush
Recorded as a dog’s name
Roush appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɹaʊʃ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ɹaʊʃ/ · primary stress on syllable 1R AW1 SH
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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