Woodhouse (surname)

Woodhouse is an English surname.

It is of the same etymology, but to be distinguished from, the surname of the Wodehouse family of Norfolk. The family of Woodhouse of Womburne Woodhouse originates with Benedict Wodehouse of Womburne (fl. 1550); the spelling Woodhouse was used from the 17th century.[1] The modern surname may derive from any of several places called Woodhouse or Wodehouse in England, and people who share the surname are not necessarily related to the Womburne Woodhouse family, or to one another.

Notable people with the surname include:

Fictional characters

References

  1. Henry Colburn, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry; Or, Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Etc. - London, Henry Colburn 1837–1838, p. 613

See also

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.