Houser
Likely an altered form of House, originally a name for someone who lived at or worked in a house or household.
The #1,749 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 15,073 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Houser is best explained as an English surname built on the word house, with the ending -er either marking someone associated with a house or reflecting later spelling variation. In many cases it is treated as a variant of House or Housen rather than a completely separate name. The underlying sense is simply “of the house” or “connected with a house/household.”
History
This surname appears in English and Anglophone records as a spelling variant of House and related forms. In the United States it has become established as an independent family name, often among families whose earlier records show House, Housen, or similar spellings. The form may also have been influenced by ordinary spelling changes in migration and record-keeping.
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Fun fact
The spelling Houser is common enough in America to rank well outside the top 1,000 surnames, even though it likely began as just one of several House-related variants.
From the historical record
“house, Monkhouse, Moorhouse, Neighouse, New- house, Stonehouse and Stenhouse, Woodhouse, HousEN, HousER, Hamblet, Hamlet, &c. Our Mr. Brighouse (i.e., "house by a bridge") was married April, 1859 ; and our Miss Pallace was sued at July Term, 1858. Goodman Hames (i.e., "homes") was an early Connecticut grantee ; and…”
— Suffolk Surnames (3rd ed.)