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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 13 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 94 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 4 |
| Derbyshire | 369 |
| Devon | 10 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 43 |
| Essex | 23 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 |
| Hampshire | 32 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 5 |
| Kent | 50 |
| Lancashire | 990 |
| Leicestershire | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | 74 |
| London | 202 |
| Middlesex | 57 |
| Northumberland | 11 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | 41 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 8 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 3 |
| Surrey | 24 |
| Sussex | 74 |
| Staffordshire | 179 |
| Warwickshire | 90 |
| Westmorland | 12 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 23 |
| Yorkshire | 1,797 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 4 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 10 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 663 |
| Cotton Weaver | 112 |
| General Labourer | 50 |
| Living On Own Means | 42 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 31 |
| Cotton Spinner | 30 |
| Worsted Spinner | 28 |
| Dress Maker | 27 |
| Worsted Weaver | 27 |
| Farmer | 24 |
| Cotton Winder | 23 |
| Labourer | 23 |
| Coal Miner | 22 |
| Stone Mason | 22 |
| Domestic Servant | 21 |
| House Keeper | 21 |
| Grocer | 21 |
| Joiner | 19 |
| Woollen Weaver | 19 |
| Clerk | 16 |
| Carter | 15 |
| Cotton Operative | 13 |
| General Servant | 13 |
| Farm Labourer | 12 |
| Iron Moulder | 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 |