House Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

House Name Meaning: Habitatinal for someone who lived in a house or possibly occupational for a servant who worked in a household.

A majority of the population lived in cottages or huts.May indicate someone who owned his own dwelling rather than a tenant 'householder'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

House Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the House family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 844
Agricultural Labourer 99
General Labourer 61
Labourer 58
Domestic Servant 49
Dress Maker 39
General Servant 35
Farm Labourer 28
Carpenter 26
Laundress 24
Annuitant 22
Coal Miner 22
Glover 21
Farmers Son 17
Servant 16
Errand Boy 13
Cook Domestic Servant 12
General Servant Domestic 12
No Occupation 12
House Keeper 11
Charwoman 10
Nurse 10
Grocer 10
Shepherd 10
Coachman 9

House Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 House 100% 33,717
2 Hose 80% 1,987
3 Hase 60% 1,843
4 Huse 80% 1,458
5 Haas 40% 770
6 Hoase 80% 770
7 Hoose 80% 551
8 Hes 40% 505
9 Hues 40% 305
10 Haase 60% 278
11 Haise 60% 265
12 Hosie 60% 230
13 Hause 80% 173
14 Heise 60% 123
15 Hoos 60% 115
16 Hease 60% 113
17 Heas 40% 102

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

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