House Surname
Approximately 81,697 people bear this surname
House Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the house,' from residence in some large hall or mansion as servant or retainer; possibly it might represent the proprietor himself.
Geoffrey de la House, Huntingdonshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameHouse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51,480 | 1:7,041 | 830 |
| England | 7,834 | 1:7,112 | 1,034 |
| Canada | 4,175 | 1:8,825 | 1,316 |
| Australia | 3,226 | 1:8,368 | 1,245 |
| Bangladesh | 2,613 | 1:60,986 | 3,114 |
| Egypt | 2,166 | 1:42,445 | 4,283 |
| Pakistan | 1,459 | 1:122,443 | 3,583 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,243 | 1:16,741 | 2,341 |
| Iran | 866 | 1:88,663 | 8,917 |
| Saudi Arabia | 755 | 1:40,869 | 6,011 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| India | 674 | 1:1,138,079 | 46,319 |
| Morocco | 477 | 1:72,277 | 12,260 |
| Wales | 410 | 1:7,548 | 838 |
| Malawi | 392 | 1:43,671 | 6,239 |
| New Zealand | 376 | 1:12,043 | 2,097 |
| South Africa | 351 | 1:154,352 | 17,426 |
| Portugal | 170 | 1:61,284 | 3,295 |
| Scotland | 169 | 1:31,679 | 3,205 |
| Brazil | 110 | 1:1,946,130 | 62,141 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Zimbabwe | 102 | 1:151,355 | 19,214 |
| Ireland | 100 | 1:47,089 | 3,474 |
| Singapore | 94 | 1:58,593 | 2,307 |
| Italy | 85 | 1:719,490 | 60,619 |
| Thailand | 82 | 1:861,443 | 136,584 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Malaysia | 72 | 1:409,642 | 21,284 |
| Indonesia | 71 | 1:1,862,665 | 118,960 |
| Germany | 70 | 1:1,150,078 | 75,714 |
| Spain | 64 | 1:730,501 | 31,369 |
| Mexico | 62 | 1:2,002,036 | 18,805 |
| Netherlands | 61 | 1:276,839 | 34,217 |
| China | 58 | 1:23,574,510 | 1,290 |
| Afghanistan | 52 | 1:618,330 | 7,160 |
| Northern Ireland | 51 | 1:36,177 | 3,487 |
| Jamaica | 49 | 1:58,570 | 3,174 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| Philippines | 46 | 1:2,200,831 | 124,033 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Ecuador | 36 | 1:441,829 | 10,328 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Honduras | 30 | 1:293,881 | 2,662 |
| Nepal | 26 | 1:1,095,421 | 6,297 |
| Romania | 25 | 1:803,115 | 51,863 |
| Greece | 24 | 1:461,658 | 59,466 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Vietnam | 20 | 1:4,632,303 | 2,388 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Hong Kong | 17 | 1:431,499 | 3,260 |
| Jersey | 17 | 1:5,835 | 1,193 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Oman | 15 | 1:245,865 | 4,150 |
| Algeria | 14 | 1:2,759,396 | 44,963 |
| Panama | 14 | 1:279,447 | 6,847 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Turkey | 12 | 1:6,485,118 | 119,359 |
| Puerto Rico | 11 | 1:322,740 | 2,767 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| South Korea | 8 | 1:6,405,032 | 1,091 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Bolivia | 6 | 1:1,769,406 | 6,441 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Georgia | 6 | 1:624,258 | 19,750 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Jordan | 5 | 1:1,768,487 | 19,843 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 28 | 1:158,210 | 8,327 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,774 | 1:6,459 | 994 |
| Wales | 127 | 1:12,350 | 753 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,513 | 1:4,362 | 539 |
House (8,171) may also be a first name.
House Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the house,' from residence in some large hall or mansion as servant or retainer; possibly it might represent the proprietor himself.
Geoffrey de la House, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William de la House, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Richard de la Huse, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Jacob Huse, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1 Dweller at the (Large) House [Old English and Old Norse hús] William de la House.—Hundred Rolls Cp. Middle Scottish houss, a castle.
2 for How(e)s, q.v.
(English) Dweller near, or in, an unusual house, perhaps a religious house or convent; servant in such a house.
See remarks in English Surn. i. 75. 1. It is probably the Anglo-Saxon husa, a domestic servant. 2. Or, perhaps, Su. Goth, hus, arx, a castle.
A covering, a dwelling place, a mansion.
For Hoese or Hussey. See. Hose. It is armorially identified with Hussey.
House: (Anglo-Saxon and O.N.), often contracted into us, as Aldus (the old house), Malthus (the malt-house), Loftus (the house with a loft). The tavern sign Bear and Bachus is a corruption of Beer and Bakehouse. Surnames Woodhouse, House, etc.
House is a very common name in the Bridgewater district. Howse is the Wiltshire form of the name, and reference to its origin will be found under that county.
House Demographics
Average Male House Height
176.52 cm
Average Female House Height
162.69 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
House Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name House Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname House (Arabic: هاوس, Marathi: हौसे) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name House? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,927th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 89,202 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of House are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. House is also the 70,090th most frequent first name globally It is held by 8,171 people.
The surname House is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 51,480 people, or 1 in 7,041. In The United States House is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Missouri, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 148 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.
House Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of House has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the House surname expanded 447 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 323 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,690 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 357 percent between 1901 and 2014.
House Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (52%) in Ireland and Orthodox (79%) in Russia.
In The United States House are 13.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.65% registered with the political party.
The amount House earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.08% more than the national average, earning R 465,972 per year; in United States they earn 3.7% less than the national average, earning $41,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.41% less than the national average, earning $48,486 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
House Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| House in the Marathi language | ||
| हौसे | hause | - |
| House in the Arabic language | ||
| هاوس | haws | - |
| بيت | byt | - |
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House Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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