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Taphouse Name Meaning

from Tapners in Leigh (Kent) which is recorded as Teppanhyse in 765–9 The place-name may derive from Old English tæppa ‘peg spigot’ (genitive tæppan) + *hǣs *hēs ‘brushwood’. The spelling of this surname has apparently been influenced by (2). perhaps from Middle English tappehous ‘alehouse’. The surname may be topographic for someone who lived in or by an alehouse or toponymic from a place so named such as Taphouse in Tedburn Saint Mary (Devon) recorded as la Tappehous in 1356 and Taphouse in Braddock (Cornwall) so recorded in 153

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


Similar surnames: House, Newhouse, Outhouse, Toulouse, Barnhouse, Parkhouse, Stenhouse

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You can see how Taphouse families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Taphouse family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1880 and 1920. The most Taphouse families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1880 there were 13 Taphouse families living in Michigan. This was about 68% of all the recorded Taphouse's in USA. Michigan had the highest population of Taphouse families in 1880.
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What did your Taphouse ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Machinist was the top reported job for people in the USA named Taphouse. 50% of Taphouse men worked as a Machinist. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Machinist
    50%
  • Watchman
    50%
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There are 202 military records available for the last name Taphouse. For the veterans among your Taphouse ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1964 and 2002, in the United States, Taphouse life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1997, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Taphouse in 1964 was 61, and 89 in 2002.

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