Find out how popular the last name Goorhouse is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Goorhouse.

Goorhouse, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Goorhouse surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Goorhouse in America

Goorhouse is the 145220th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Goorhouse surname appeared 114 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Goorhouse.

The history of the last name Goorhouse

The surname Goorhouse originated in the northern counties of England, particularly in Yorkshire, during the late medieval period around the 13th or 14th century. It is believed to have derived from a locational name, referring to a person who lived near a goor or gore, which were old English words used to describe a small, triangular piece of land or a narrow strip of land.

One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Returns of 1379, which list a John del Gorehouse as a resident of the village of Garton. This suggests that the name may have originally been spelled as 'del Gorehouse' or something similar, indicating the person lived near a goor or gore of land.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various records with different spellings, such as 'Gowerhouse,' 'Goorehouse,' and 'Gorehoose.' This variation in spelling was common during that time due to the lack of standardized spelling conventions.

One notable individual bearing the Goorhouse surname was William Goorhouse, a yeoman farmer from the village of Barton-upon-Humber in Lincolnshire, who was born around 1575. He is mentioned in several local parish records and land deeds from the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

Another historical figure with this surname was John Goorhouse, a merchant and ship owner from the port town of Whitby in Yorkshire, who lived in the late 17th century. He is recorded as having owned and operated several trading vessels that sailed between Whitby and ports in the Netherlands and Baltic regions.

In the 18th century, the Goorhouse name can be found in various parish registers and census records across northern England, particularly in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Nottinghamshire. One notable bearer was Thomas Goorhouse, a farmer from the village of Epworth in Lincolnshire, who was born in 1712 and lived until 1785.

Another individual of note was Elizabeth Goorhouse, born in 1760 in the village of Howden in Yorkshire. She was a prominent figure in the local Methodist community and is mentioned in several church records and diaries from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

By the 19th century, the Goorhouse surname had spread to other parts of England and even to other countries, likely due to migration and immigration patterns. One example is James Goorhouse, born in 1825 in the town of Wakefield in Yorkshire, who later emigrated to the United States and settled in the state of Ohio, where he worked as a coal miner.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Goorhouse

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Goorhouse.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Goorhouse was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Goorhouse was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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