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
School 1,004
Coal Miner Hewer 99
None 58
General Servant (domestic) 57
Labourer 56
Private Means 45
Scholar 45
General Labourer 42
Domestic Servant 41
Clerk 37
Iron Moulder 34
At Home 31
Dressmaker 30
At School 28
House Keeper 27
Iron Worker 24
Coal Miner (hewer) 24
School Boy 23
General Servant Domestic 21
Fitter 20
No Occupation 18
Charwoman 17
Bricklayer 17
Carter 17
Housekeeper 17

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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