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
School 504
Farmer 61
General Labourer 47
General Servant (domestic) 43
Farm Labourer 43
Labourer 29
Domestic Servant 27
Private Means 26
Scholar 24
Dressmaker 22
Carpenter 22
Farmers Son Working On Farm 21
Coal Miner Hewer 19
House Keeper 18
Clerk 16
None 16
Housemaid (domestic) 15
Assisting In Business 15
Laundress 15
Bricklayer 14
Housekeeper 14
Assisting In The Business 13
Cook (domestic) 13
Gardener (domestic) 13
Old Age Pensioner 13

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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