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
Living On Own Means 121
General Labourer 98
General Servant Domestic 58
Scholar 54
Cotton Weaver 48
Dress Maker 45
Chain Maker 43
Domestic Servant 40
Agricultural Labourer 40
Farmer 31
Laundress Wash 28
Cook Domestic 27
Fisher Man 25
Coal Miner Hewer 25
Gardener Domestic 24
Carpenter 23
Woollen Weaver 22
Servant Domestic 21
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 21
Cotton Spinner 19
Dressmaker 18
House Maid Domestic 18
House Painter 18
Housemaid Domestic 18
Cotton Winder 18

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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