Houseman Family History
Houseman Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English hous ‘house’ + man ‘man’ denoting someone employed at ‘the house’ probably a religious house or convent. Compare House . English: altered form of Oulsnam (itself a variant of Wolstenholme ) with metathesis of final -nam to -man and development of inorganic initial H-. Americanized form of German Hausmann or Dutch Huisman .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022