Westerhouse

Westerhouse Meaning & Origin

About Westerhouse
The surname Westerhouse is of Dutch origin and is derived from the combination of the words "wester" meaning "western" and "huis" meaning "house." It is a locational surname typically associated with people who lived in or near a western house or a house located in the western part of a settlement. The name may have also been used to denote someone who originated from a place called Westerhuis.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Westerhouse is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Westerhouse: 238
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 79,846
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Westerhouse based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ASTRS
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W02306020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W EH1 S T ER0 HH AW2 S
🌐 IPA
/westerhouse*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ASTRS', 'FSTRS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W236

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Westerhouse in Braille

Here's how to represent Westerhouse in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Westerhouse in braille

How to sign the name Westerhouse using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Westerhouse using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Westerhouse in sign language

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