Waterhouse Name Meaning: A topographic name for someone who lived in a house by a stretch of water.
The more accurate meaning is pobably 'the water mill' or a moated house. Milling was aided by the use of water driven machinery,introduced to england after 12th century.
Discover how your Waterhouse ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 42 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 308 |
| Devon | 2 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 14 |
| Essex | 6 |
| Gloucestershire | 3 |
| Hampshire | 28 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 52 |
| Lancashire | 678 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 83 |
| London | 175 |
| Middlesex | 8 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 24 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 8 |
| Somerset | 9 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 40 |
| Staffordshire | 123 |
| Warwickshire | 40 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 13 |
| Yorkshire | 1,393 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 6 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 384 |
| At Home | 51 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 41 |
| Coal Miner | 33 |
| Labourer | 33 |
| Power Loom Weaver | 30 |
| House Servant | 29 |
| Dress Maker | 25 |
| Weaver | 25 |
| House Keeper | 24 |
| Clothier | 24 |
| Cotton Weaver | 19 |
| Cotton Piecer | 16 |
| Carpenter | 15 |
| Farm Labourer | 14 |
| Cotton Spinner | 14 |
| Servant | 13 |
| Spinner | 13 |
| Stone Mason | 13 |
| Annuitant | 13 |
| Tailor | 12 |
| Piecer | 11 |
| Wool Comber | 11 |
| Farmer | 10 |
| Scholar At Home | 10 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Waterhouse | 2,374 |
| John Waterhouse | 2,127 |
| William Waterhouse | 1,688 |
| Sarah Waterhouse | 1,434 |
| Elizabeth Waterhouse | 1,305 |
| James Waterhouse | 1,236 |
| Thomas Waterhouse | 1,194 |
| Joseph Waterhouse | 955 |
| George Waterhouse | 769 |
| Ann Waterhouse | 750 |
| Hannah Waterhouse | 724 |
| Martha Waterhouse | 529 |
| Charles Waterhouse | 502 |
| Jane Waterhouse | 485 |
| Samuel Waterhouse | 449 |
| Annie Waterhouse | 435 |
| Alice Waterhouse | 428 |
| Margaret Waterhouse | 422 |
| Robert Waterhouse | 391 |
| Ellen Waterhouse | 378 |
| Eliza Waterhouse | 377 |
| Emma Waterhouse | 372 |
| Henry Waterhouse | 348 |
| Alfred Waterhouse | 311 |
| Arthur Waterhouse | 288 |