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Stonehouse Family History

Stonehouse Surname Meaning

English: from Middle English ston stan ‘stone’ (Old English stān) + hous(e) ‘house’ (Old English hūs). The surname may be topographic for someone who lived in or by a stone house (something of a rarity in the Middle Ages) or habitational from a place so named such as Stonehouse (Devon Gloucestershire Northumberland).

The principal source of the surname is perhaps Stonehouse Cote in Bilsdale (North Yorkshire). Compare Stenhouse.

Americanized form of Jewish (Ashkenazic) Steinhaus ‘stone house’ a topographic name for someone who lived in or by such a house.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Stonehouse family from?

You can see how Stonehouse families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stonehouse family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Stonehouse families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 538 Stonehouse families living in Yorkshire. This was about 39% of all the recorded Stonehouse's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Stonehouse families in 1891.
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What did your Stonehouse ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Stonehouse. 15% of Stonehouse men worked as a General Labourer and 75% of Stonehouse women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Stonehouse were Bricklayer and Housewife.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    15%
  • Farmer
    9%
  • Builders Labourer
    7%
  • Bricklayer
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    75%
  • Incapacitated
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    2%
  • Housewife
    2%

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Census Records

There are 31,000 census records available for the last name Stonehouse. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Stonehouse census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 4,000 immigration records available for the last name Stonehouse. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Stonehouse. For the veterans among your Stonehouse ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Stonehouse lifespan?

Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Stonehouse life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1972, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Stonehouse in 1949 was 51, and 76 in 2004.

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