Woodhouse Surname
Approximately 25,773 people bear this surname
Woodhouse Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wood-house,' probably the woodward's residence.
Richard del Wodehus, Huntingdonshire, 1273.
Robert de Wodehous, Nottinghamshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.
Read More About This SurnameWoodhouse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12,213 | 1:4,562 | 624 |
| United States | 5,629 | 1:64,391 | 7,534 |
| Australia | 3,672 | 1:7,352 | 1,080 |
| Canada | 1,539 | 1:23,941 | 3,259 |
| New Zealand | 691 | 1:6,553 | 1,104 |
| Jamaica | 405 | 1:7,086 | 850 |
| Wales | 339 | 1:9,128 | 1,007 |
| Scotland | 327 | 1:16,373 | 2,016 |
| South Africa | 292 | 1:185,540 | 20,240 |
| Ireland | 90 | 1:52,322 | 3,722 |
| France | 81 | 1:820,034 | 98,127 |
| Northern Ireland | 79 | 1:23,355 | 2,670 |
| Spain | 44 | 1:1,062,546 | 38,570 |
| Mexico | 42 | 1:2,955,386 | 22,751 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| Zimbabwe | 34 | 1:454,066 | 38,992 |
| Jersey | 27 | 1:3,674 | 721 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 150 | 1:29,532 | 3,011 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,966 | 1:3,499 | 495 |
| Scotland | 90 | 1:41,591 | 3,112 |
| Wales | 69 | 1:22,731 | 1,304 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,153 | 1:43,555 | 5,059 |
Woodhouse (19) may also be a first name.
Woodhouse Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wood-house,' probably the woodward's residence.
Richard del Wodehus, Huntingdonshire, 1273.
Robert de Wodehous, Nottinghamshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
William de la Wodehouse, Close Roll, 12 Edward I.
John atte Wodehouse. Riley's Memorials of London.
Petronil de la Wodehouse. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
Johannes de Wodhous, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1624. Married — William Wodhowse and Mary Ship: St. Peter, Cornhill.
Of local origin from one or other of several places of the name recorded in CD.
(Eng,) belonging to Woodhouse; or Dweller at the House by the Wood [Old English wudu + hús] The Wodehuse and Wodehusu of the Yorks Doinesday-Bk. represent resp. the Old English dat. sing. (húse) and dat. pl. (húsum).
Cp. Wodehouse.
(English) Dweller in the house in, or by, a wood.
1. Places in cos. Leicester, Northumberland, &c. 2. The Wode-house was a favourite character in the Christmas and other festivities of our ancestors-the "Wild Man of the Woods," usually represented as a hairy monster, wreathed about the loins and temples with holly and ivy. See more of him, with his portrait, in English Surn. i. 235.
A location name in Derbyshire, Hampshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire, Somerset.
The Derbyshire Woodhouses are named after hamlets in the county. A gentle family of the name resided in Crich last century (G.). The Woodhouses are now at home in the Derby district. The surname also occurs in Herefordshire and Shropshire, and there are villages and hamlets of the name in Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Riding.
Woodhouse is a name that was represented by a gentle family in the county in the reign of James II. (D.).
Woodhouse Demographics
Woodhouse Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Woodhouse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woodhouse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Woodhouse occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Woodhouse.
How Common Is The Last Name Woodhouse? popularity and diffusion
The last name Woodhouse is the 21,154th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 282,759 people. Woodhouse occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Woodhouse are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,523,061st most common first name internationally, borne by 19 people.
The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 12,213 people, or 1 in 4,562. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 8 percent are found, Norfolk, where 7 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found. Apart from England this last name is found in 70 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.
Woodhouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Woodhouse has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 488 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 491 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 363 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 40 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Woodhouse Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (54%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Woodhouse surname are 11.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.39% registered with the political party.
The amount Woodhouse earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 52.8% more than the national average, earning 528,816 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 38.07% more than the national average, earning R 328,116 per year; in United States they earn 5.7% more than the national average, earning $45,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.9% less than the national average, earning $48,242 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodhgouse | 95 | 0 | / |
| Woodhouses | 95 | 0 | / |
| Woodhous | 94 | 29 | / |
| Wodhouse | 94 | 10 | / |
| Woodhose | 94 | 2 | / |
| Woodhoyse | 89 | 3 | / |
| Woodhousd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Woohdouse | 89 | 1 | / |
| Woodhoose | 89 | 1 | / |
| Woedhouse | 89 | 0 | / |
| Woodous | 88 | 11 | / |
| Woodhus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Woodose | 88 | 0 | / |
| Woodhust | 82 | 2 | / |
| Woodhaus | 82 | 0 | / |
| Woodus | 80 | 150 | / |
| Woodhoods | 78 | 5 | / |
| Woodchase | 78 | 3 | / |
| Woodhasee | 78 | 2 | / |
| Boydhouse | 78 | 0 | / |
| Woodise | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wadhuse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woodosa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boudhousse | 74 | 1 | / |
| Woodheiser | 74 | 0 | / |
| Woodisse | 71 | 42 | / |
| Boudhous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woodgush | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woodhage | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wooddisse | 67 | 98 | / |
| Woodas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Boudousse | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bodose | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boduse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woodheads | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woodox | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woodacher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bodhus | 67 | 1 | / |
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