Moorhouse

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Moorehouse, Morehouse

Etymology

From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh, fen”) + hūs (“house”).

Proper noun

Moorhouse (countable and uncountable, plural Moorhouses)

1. A small village in Burgh by Sands parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3356).
2. A hamlet in Laxton and Moorhouse parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7566).
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Moorhouse is the 18184^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1530 individuals. Moorhouse is most common among White (92.75%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Moorhouse”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 616.

Anagrams

• houseroom