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 980
Labourer 138
Miner 106
Coal Miner 76
General Servant 51
Puddler 45
Domestic Servant 43
Dress Maker 34
Laundress 24
Agricultural Labourer 23
Nail Maker 23
Moulder 21
Blacksmith 21
Iron Worker 18
No Occupation 18
Nailer 18
Annuitant 17
House Keeper 17
Engineer 17
Shoe Maker 16
Wife 14
Clerk 13
Grocer 13
Boatman 13
Nail Forger 13

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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