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Moorhouse (surname)

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Moorhouse is a surname. Originating in Normandy, France. It was carried to England in 1066, when Norsemen helped William the Conqueror seize the English Crown. As a reward, they were given lands in Lancashire. Progressing to Yorkshire and eventually to Ireland, the Moorhouse surname came to Canada in the 1700s, with William Moorhouse settling in Ontario, Canada. The Moorhouse surname progressed to the United States and Australia from England. [citation needed]

Notable people with the surname include:

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