Whitehouse Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Whitehouse Name Meaning: A name for someone who lived in a white house.

From the early Middle English 'whit' meaning white and 'hus' house.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whitehouse Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whitehouse family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 806
Coal Miner 105
Labourer 94
Dress Maker 39
House Servant 38
Agricultural Labourer 32
Nail Maker 29
Miner 27
Servant 27
Nailor 24
Iron Moulder 21
Blacksmith 20
General Servant 20
Wife 20
Laundress 18
House Keeper 18
Shoe Maker 17
Pudler 17
Boatman 16
Domestic Servant 16
Engineer 15
Brick Maker 14
Cordwainer 14
Nailer 13
Brass Founder 11

Whitehouse Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Whitehouse 100% 53,884
2 Whithouse 90% 977
3 Whitehosue 80% 142

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

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