Moorhouse (surname)

Moorhouse is a surname. Originating in Normandy, France. It was carried to England in 1066, when Norsemen helped William the Conqueror seize the English Crown. As a reward, they were given lands in Lancashire. Progressing to Yorkshire and eventually to Ireland, the Moorhouse surname came to Canada in the 1700s, with William Moorhouse settling in Ontario, Canada. The Moorhouse surname progressed to the United States and Australia from England. ^{[citation needed]}

Notable people with the surname include:

Adrian Moorhouse (born 1964), English swimmer
Anna Moorhouse (born 1995), English footballer
Anthony Moorhouse (1935–1956), British soldier kidnapped and killed in Port Said after the Suez Crisis
Bert Moorhouse (1894–1954), American actor
Frank Moorhouse (1938–2022), Australian writer
Geoffrey Moorhouse (1931–2009), British author
George Moorhouse (1901–1943), American-British footballer
Harry Moorhouse (1872–1934), British Army officer and cricketer
James Moorhouse (1826–1915), Anglican Bishop of Melbourne and Manchester
James Moorhouse (politician) (1924–2014), British politician
Justin Moorhouse (born 1970), comedian and broadcaster
Kathleen Moorhouse, British cellist (c 1900-1952)
Kathleen Margaret "Peg" Moorhouse (1917–2024), New Zealand weaver and artist
Len Moorhouse (1904–1970), New Zealand representative swimmer
Malcolm Moorhouse (1866–1955), English-born cricketer in New Zealand
Matilda Moorhouse Barratt (1837–1902), a prominent member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Matthew Moorhouse (1813–1876), medical practitioner, pastoralist, civil servant and the first Protector of Aborigines in South Australia
Robert Moorhouse (1866–1921), English cricketer
Roger Moorhouse (born 1968), historian
Stan Moorhouse (1891–1951), British rugby league footballer
William Sefton Moorhouse (c. 1825–1881), New Zealand politician
William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse (1887–1915), his nephew, the first airman to be awarded the Victoria Cross

See also