Woodhouse Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Woodhouse Name Meaning: Taken from the Anglo-Saxon word 'wuduhus' meaning 'wood' and 'house' or 'house by the wood'.

A name given to someone who lived in or by some woods or someone who owned or worked in the woods. May have also been taken from a place name (eg: atown called Woodhouse or similar).

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Woodhouse Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Woodhouse family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 919
Agricultural Labourer 149
Labourer 97
General Servant 53
Domestic Servant 51
Chain Maker 49
Dress Maker 43
Coal Miner 36
Woollen Weaver 32
House Keeper 30
Cotton Weaver 29
Laundress 26
Fisherman 23
Servant 22
Annuitant 22
Carpenter 19
Tailor 18
Farm Labourer 17
Farm Servant 16
Joiner 16
Wife Of Above 14
House Maid 14
Shoe Maker 14
Cook 13
Blacksmith 13

Woodhouse Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Woodhouse 100% 51,686
2 Wodehouse 78% 996

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

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