Althouse Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Althouse, so the heraldry linked to Althaus is a starting point, not an automatic right.

What Althouse means

Genealogists group Althouse with Althaus. The family name meaning is “Old house”, the same as for Althaus.

Before spelling was fixed, Althaus was also written Althouse. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Althausen. Althouse ranked 14,599 in the 2010 US Census, with 2,039 people answering to the name.

Research your Althouse family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.