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Type Surname (from location & ornamental)
Other Forms FormsSteinhauser; Stonehouse (Americanized)
Meaning & History
topographic name for someone living in a stone-built house from Middle High German stein "stone" and hus "house" or a habitational name from any of the many places called Steinhaus for example near Fulda and near Wels in Austria. As a Jewish name it's artificial. Cognate of Stonehouse.