Waterhouse Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Waterhouse Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Waterhouse family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Weaver 101
Living On Own Means 87
General Labourer 38
General Servant Domestic 31
Cotton Spinner 31
Farmer 28
Worsted Weaver 27
Cotton Winder 25
Dress Maker 24
Stone Mason 24
Woollen Weaver 19
Scholar 17
Worsted Spinner 17
Domestic Servant 16
At School 14
Coal Miner Hewer 14
School 14
Cook Domestic 12
Dressmaker 12
Blacksmith 11
Wool Sorter 11
House Painter 10
Cloth Weaver 9
Coal Miner 9
House Keeper Domestic 9

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