Newhouse
A surname originally given to someone who lived by or came from a new house or newly built dwelling.
The #5,377 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 47,712 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Newhouse is a straightforward topographic or locational surname built from Middle English newe/niwe, meaning 'new,' and hous, meaning 'house.' In literal terms, it referred to someone associated with a new house, a newly built dwelling, or a place known by that name. Similar surnames were often coined independently in different places, so the same spelling could arise in more than one locality.
History
The historical excerpts link Newhouse with other English house-names and point to an early bearer in Yorkshire in 1379. Dictionaries of surnames treat it as one of a family of obvious compounds based on 'house,' and it appears in both English and Scottish records. As with many residence-based surnames, it likely arose separately in several places rather than from a single founder.
Origin
Regions
Variant spellings
Fun fact
Surnames ending in -house are a small but distinctive group, and Newhouse is one of the clearest examples because its meaning is almost exactly what it looks like.
From the historical record
“strictly parallel cases, only in most cases of older origin. The &mily of Newhouse, however, are evi- dently sprung from co. York. Johaniiea Newehowie, 1379: P. T. Vorha p. 187.”
— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with special American instances