Moorhouse Name Meaning: Derives from the Anglo-Saxon 'more' or 'mor' meaning 'marsh','moor'.
This surname was probably given to someone of lived or worked on moor/marsh land. It also may have been taken from a place named 'Moor' or similar.
Discover how your Moorhouse ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 0 |
Buckinghamshire | 0 |
Berkshire | 7 |
Cambridgeshire | 0 |
Channel Islands | 0 |
Cheshire | 55 |
Cornwall | 0 |
Cumberland | 14 |
Derbyshire | 51 |
Devon | 0 |
Dorset | 0 |
Durham | 19 |
Essex | 4 |
Gloucestershire | 14 |
Hampshire | 1 |
Herefordshire | 6 |
Hertfordshire | 9 |
Huntingdonshire | 0 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 14 |
Lancashire | 905 |
Leicestershire | 0 |
Lincolnshire | 0 |
London | 84 |
Middlesex | 14 |
Northumberland | 16 |
Norfolk | 11 |
Northamptonshire | 1 |
Nottinghamshire | 40 |
Oxfordshire | 0 |
Rutland | 0 |
Shropshire | 14 |
Suffolk | 0 |
Somerset | 0 |
Surrey | 8 |
Sussex | 15 |
Staffordshire | 40 |
Warwickshire | 25 |
Westmorland | 55 |
Wiltshire | 1 |
Worcestershire | 11 |
Yorkshire | 2,172 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 0 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 0 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 0 |
Pembrokeshire | 0 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 737 |
Cotton Weaver | 79 |
Woollen Weaver | 68 |
Coal Miner | 56 |
Worsted Weaver | 41 |
Dress Maker | 28 |
Stone Mason | 26 |
House Keeper | 22 |
Labourer | 20 |
Annuitant | 19 |
Domestic Servant | 18 |
Grocer | 18 |
Farmers Son | 17 |
Agricultural Labourer | 15 |
General Labourer | 14 |
Joiner | 13 |
General Servant Domestic | 12 |
General Servant | 12 |
Tailor | 12 |
Worsted Spinner | 12 |
Farmers Wife | 11 |
Laundress | 11 |
Cotton Winder | 10 |
House Keeper Domestic | 9 |
Farmer | 8 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Moorhouse | 1,877 |
John Moorhouse | 1,634 |
William Moorhouse | 1,423 |
Sarah Moorhouse | 1,243 |
Elizabeth Moorhouse | 1,072 |
James Moorhouse | 876 |
George Moorhouse | 849 |
Thomas Moorhouse | 755 |
Ann Moorhouse | 737 |
Joseph Moorhouse | 602 |
Hannah Moorhouse | 557 |
Jane Moorhouse | 459 |
Annie Moorhouse | 454 |
Martha Moorhouse | 442 |
Henry Moorhouse | 416 |
Alice Moorhouse | 410 |
Ellen Moorhouse | 377 |
Emma Moorhouse | 362 |
Arthur Moorhouse | 325 |
Charles Moorhouse | 319 |
Eliza Moorhouse | 298 |
Edward Moorhouse | 282 |
Robert Moorhouse | 281 |
Margaret Moorhouse | 246 |
Edith Moorhouse | 212 |
Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
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1 | Moorhouse | 100% | 27,026 |
2 | Morehouse | 78% | 1,008 |
3 | Moorehouse | 90% | 912 |
4 | Mirehouse | 67% | 223 |
The surname Moorhouse is the most popular version of all its varients