Morehouse Surname
Approximately 9,673 people bear this surname
Morehouse Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the moor-house,' the cottage situate on the moor, a local name common to many places. I had a Moorhouse in my parish (Ulverston), a farmstead still far separated from other abodes.
Read More About This SurnameMorehouse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,480 | 1:42,743 | 5,241 |
| Canada | 971 | 1:37,946 | 4,779 |
| Australia | 127 | 1:212,565 | 20,555 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Cayman Islands | 13 | 1:4,915 | 636 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 148 | 1:164,698 | 14,111 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,650 | 1:18,950 | 2,411 |
Morehouse (22) may also be a first name.
Morehouse Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the moor-house,' the cottage situate on the moor, a local name common to many places. I had a Moorhouse in my parish (Ulverston), a farmstead still far separated from other abodes. It gave rise to a family of Moorhouses resident in the immediate district for centuries. Some of the many Yorkshire Moorhouses, or Morehouses, are doubtless sprung from Moorhouse, now increased to a hamlet in the parish of Hooton Pagnell, near Doncaster. Naturally we find this name predominant in the North.
Geoffrey atte Morhouse, 00. Soms., 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Adam de Merehowse (sic) 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes de Morehowse, 1379: ibid.
Thomas Morehowse, 1379: ibid.
Elias de Morehous, 1379: ibid.
1558-9. Oliver Morehouse and Katherine Sprickeman: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).
1621. John Morehouse, Cumberland: Register of the University of Oxford.
= Moorhouse, q.v.
(English) Dwelley in the house by the swamp or waste land.
Places in Cumberland, Durham, Sussex, &c.
The Moorhouses are numerously represented in the Huddersfield district.
Morehouse Demographics
Average Morehouse Salary in
United States
$44,672 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Morehouse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morehouse Come From? nationality or country of origin
Morehouse is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morehouse? popularity and diffusion
It is the 52,854th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 753,390 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Morehouse live; 82 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. Morehouse is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held given name globally, held by 22 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 8,480 people, or 1 in 42,743. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent reside, Florida, where 5 percent reside and Washington, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Morehouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Morehouse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Morehouse surname grew 320 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 64 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Morehouse Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Morehouse last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Morehouse last name are 19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.77% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Morehouse earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.53% more than the national average, earning $44,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.67% less than the national average, earning $45,377 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorehouse | 95 | 1,134 | / |
| Morrehouse | 95 | 1 | / |
| Morehousee | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mourehouse | 95 | 0 | / |
| Morehous | 94 | 86 | / |
| Morehose | 94 | 1 | / |
| Morehuse | 94 | 0 | / |
| Moorehouser | 90 | 1 | / |
| Moorehous | 89 | 16 | / |
| Morehuose | 89 | 2 | / |
| Morehause | 89 | 2 | / |
| Marehouse | 89 | 0 | / |
| Merehouse | 89 | 0 | / |
| Moorehause | 84 | 1 | / |
| Morehaus | 82 | 1 | / |
| Moreos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maryhouse | 78 | 3 | / |
| Moorehaus | 78 | 0 | / |
| Marehause | 78 | 0 | / |
| Morjose | 75 | 8 | / |
| Morejos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Morhius | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mohrhäuser | 74 | 2 | / |
| Moorhauuse | 74 | 1 | / |
| Moreheiser | 74 | 0 | / |
| Murihose | 71 | 4 | / |
| Moroyose | 71 | 3 | / |
| Moriuser | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mariehussey | 70 | 1 | / |
| Moreas | 67 | 159 | / |
| Morius | 67 | 72 | / |
| Morios | 67 | 45 | / |
| Moréus | 67 | 14 | / |
| Morjoseph | 67 | 14 | / |
| Moryuseph | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mareos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mareouche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mooreheaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moreox | 67 | 0 | / |
| Morriosey | 67 | 0 | / |
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Morehouse Reference & Research
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