Churchouse History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Churchouse

What does the name Churchouse mean?

Churchouse is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived near a church-house or parsonage. In later times the surname Churchouse was applied to a person associated with an inn by a church gate which catered to weddings, christenings, or wakes. Churchouse belongs to the class of topographic surnames, which were given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree.

Early Origins of the Churchouse family

The surname Churchouse was first found in Suffolk. From their early beginnings, for the next few centuries, the family name also acquired other estates or manors as branches established themselves throughout England. The major conflicts of the eras, such as the War of the Roses, the English Reformation, and the English Civil War sometimes found them to be in opposing camps, with conflicting interests. One of the first of the surname on record was Ivop Churchous who held estates in Suffolk in 1327.

Early History of the Churchouse family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Churchouse research. Another 30 words (2 lines of text) covering the year 1332 is included under the topic Early Churchouse History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Churchouse Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Churchouse family name include Churchouse, Churchous, Churchhouse, Churchers, Churchus, Churches and many more.

Early Notables of the Churchouse family

William Churchouse, a prominent landowner in Staffordshire

Churchouse migration to the United States +

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Churchouse surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Churchouse Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Samuel Churchouse who sailed to Virginia in 1663