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 1,463
Coal Miner 230
General Labourer 105
Domestic Servant 70
Dress Maker 60
Iron Worker 51
Living On Her Own Means 46
Labourer 42
General Servant Domestic 40
General Servant 36
Blacksmith 34
Living On Own Means 32
Iron Moulder 30
Farmer 23
Tailoress 21
House Keeper 21
Agricultural Labourer 19
Laundress 19
Butcher 18
Iron Puddler 18
Moulder 18
General Domestic Servant 16
Lock Maker 15
Clerk 14
Errand Boy 14

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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