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

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Woodhouse Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Woodhouse family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,123
Agricultural Labourer 115
General Labourer 97
Coal Miner 91
Cotton Weaver 56
Living On Her Own Means 49
Living On Own Means 48
Labourer 46
Domestic Servant 46
Dress Maker 44
Farmer 44
Fisherman 42
Chain Maker 37
General Domestic Servant 33
General Servant Domestic 30
House Keeper 27
Farm Labourer 25
Clerk 25
Carpenter 24
General Servant 24
Woollen Weaver 23
Laundress 22
Gardener 21
Farm Servant 21
Grocer 16

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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