Moorhouse
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Moorehouse, Morehouse
Etymology
From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh, fen”) + hūs (“house”).
Proper noun
Moorhouse (countable and uncountable, plural Moorhouses)
- A small village in Burgh by Sands parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3356).
- A hamlet in Laxton and Moorhouse parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7566).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Moorhouse is the 18184th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 616.