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
General Labourer 71
Farmer 70
Living On Own Means 62
General Servant Domestic 54
Cook Domestic 39
Dress Maker 35
Scholar 32
Domestic Servant 28
Housemaid Domestic 28
Agricultural Labourer 27
House Maid Domestic 23
Coal Miner Hewer 17
Laundress Wash 17
Carpenter 15
Charwoman 14
House Painter 13
Dressmaker 12
Laundress 12
Coachman Domestic 11
Gardener Domestic 11
School 11
School Teacher 11
Servant Domestic 11
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 11
General Farm Labourer Agricultural Labourer 11

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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