The Whitehouse surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,258 people carried this name — #5,555 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 47,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 6,187 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Whitehouse surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘at the white house’.

An early record he cites: Stephen atte Whitehous, Somerset, 1327–28 (1 Edward III) — Kirby's Quest (Somerset).

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 807 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Whitehouse was found among the farmers of 3 counties.

It was most frequent in Worcestershire: 22 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 455. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Worcestershire 22
Warwickshire 18
Staffordshire 10

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

46 families named Whitehouse, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 246 people lived in those households, 5.3 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 3 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New Hampshire 18
Maine 12
North Carolina 11
South Carolina 2
Connecticut 1
New York 1
Maryland 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 268 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Whitehouse in American newspapers,
1905–1919.

Newspaper page from Omaha Daily Bee carrying the name Whitehouse
Omaha Daily Bee 1915-12-12
Newspaper page from Arkansas Echo carrying the name Whitehouse
Arkansas Echo 1919-01-30
Newspaper page from The Sun carrying the name Whitehouse
The Sun 1905-10-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,237 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Whitehouse in Australian newspapers,
1820s–2000s.

12,827 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Whitehouse. The most, 2,379, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 4,471
New South Wales 4,341
Victoria 1,385
Tasmania 1,014
South Australia 723
Western Australia 680
ACT (Canberra) 144
Northern Territory 19

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Whitehouse.

Who carried it

People named Whitehouse,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Henry John Whitehouse
    Henry John Whitehouse 1803–1874 · Anglican priest
  • Wildman Whitehouse
    Wildman Whitehouse 1816–1890 · physician
  • John O. Whitehouse
    John O. Whitehouse 1817–1881 · politician
  • Sydney Franklin Whitehouse
    Sydney Franklin Whitehouse 1822–1892 · politician
  • William Penn Whitehouse
    William Penn Whitehouse 1842–1922 · judge
  • James Horton Whitehouse 1833–1902

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Whitehouse,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States923 records

923 records of the Whitehouse name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 238
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 232
  • Other U.S. records 453
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Arthur W. Whitehouse

    Born 1921 in California. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco; metal worker from Alameda County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1967, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Pollie Whitehouse

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Britannic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 23; servant. From Liverpool, England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Gregory Kent Whitehouse

    Born 1939; from Abilene, Texas. U.S. Army, counterintelligence officer; killed in action 1968 in Long Khanh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 923 records for Whitehouse in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia807 records

807 records of the Whitehouse name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 356
  • Tasmanian Names Index 278
  • Other Australian records 173
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Isaac Whitehouse

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Elphinstone, sailing from London in 1837. Native of Staffordshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1842.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Joseph George Whitehouse

    Died 1917 in Ulverstone, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1917.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elsie Whitehouse

    Arrived in Victoria in 1901 aboard the Ormuz, as an infant.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 807 records for Whitehouse in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada228 records

228 records of the Whitehouse name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 190
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 19
  • Other Canadian records 19
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ed Whitehouse

    Came to Ontario in 1869 aboard the Dacia, landing at Quebec, bound for London, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ronald Thomas Whitehouse

    Buried in 1999 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 75.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Stephen Hamilton Whitehouse

    Died 1965 in Hebron, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 228 records for Whitehouse in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom49 records

49 records of the Whitehouse name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 45
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 2
  • Other British records 2
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record Alan Thomas Thompson Whitehouse

    Born 1894 at London. Served in the First World War. Named in the University of Aberdeen roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919.

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Caroline Whitehouse

    Will proved in 1932; of Llandudno, Carnarvon.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Whitehouse

    West’Yorkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 49 records for Whitehouse in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

New Zealand15 records

15 records of the Whitehouse name in New Zealand
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 7
  • Waimakariri District cemetery records, Canterbury 4
  • Other New Zealand records 4
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Evangeline Whitehouse

    Died 1908, aged 33; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record George Alan Whitehouse

    Buried in 1906 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 24.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Albert Edward Whitehouse

    Died 1985; buried at Rangiora Lawn Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Whitehouse in New Zealand.

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France8 records

8 records of the Whitehouse name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marthe Antonia Whitehouse

    Born 1915 in Nogent-sur-Oise (Oise); died 1998 in Bois-Guillaume (Seine-Maritime).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Isaac Claude Whitehouse

    Born 1906 in Creil (Oise); died 1981 in Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Georges Whitehouse

    Born 1923 in Creil (Oise); died 1984 in Montgeron (Essonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Whitehouse in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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