# Moorhouse

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #81,595

## Definitions
1. A small village in Burgh by Sands parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3356).
2. A hamlet in Laxton and Moorhouse parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7566).
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh, fen”) + hūs (“house”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/moorhouse