Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
WOODHOUSE
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
WOODHOUSE. . Places in cos. Leicester, Northumberland, &c. 2. The Wodelionse was a favourite character in the Christmas and other festivities of our ancestors — the '"Wild 3Ian of the Woods," usually represented as a hairy monster, wreathed about the loins and temples with holly and ivy. See more of him, with his
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English