House Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

House Name Meaning: Habitatinal for someone who lived in a house or possibly occupational for a servant who worked in a household.

A majority of the population lived in cottages or huts.May indicate someone who owned his own dwelling rather than a tenant 'householder'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

House Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the House family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 564
Agricultural Labourer 178
Labourer 56
House Servant 54
Laundress 42
Dress Maker 33
Servant 30
House Keeper 30
General Servant 22
House Maid 22
Carpenter 20
Domestic Servant 18
Farm Labourer 18
Farmers Wife 17
Tailor 17
Cook 16
Shoe Maker 15
Carter 14
Farmers Son 14
Blacksmith 13
Farmer 13
Shepherd 13
Nurse 12
Glover 12
Ag Labourer 12

House Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 House 100% 33,717
2 Hose 80% 1,987
3 Hase 60% 1,843
4 Huse 80% 1,458
5 Haas 40% 770
6 Hoase 80% 770
7 Hoose 80% 551
8 Hes 40% 505
9 Hues 40% 305
10 Haase 60% 278
11 Haise 60% 265
12 Hosie 60% 230
13 Hause 80% 173
14 Heise 60% 123
15 Hoos 60% 115
16 Hease 60% 113
17 Heas 40% 102

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The surname House is the most popular version of all its varients

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