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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /njuː.haʊs/, /nuː.haʊs/  [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsNeuhouse, Neuhuse, Newhus, Newus, Newis and Newiss

Meaning & History

Either a habitational name for someone who lived at a "new house" (from Middle English niwe "new" and hus "new house") or a habitational name from any of various minor places so called especially perhaps Newhouses in Horton Yorkshire near the border with Lancashire. Americanized forms and cognate of Nyhus, Neuhaus, or Újházi.
Added 6/7/2023 by Paradiso36
Edited 11/30/2024 by Paradiso36