Culverhouse Explained

Culverhouse is an English topographic surname, which originally meaning a person who tended or lived near a dovecote, derived from the Old English culfrehus ("dovecote").^[1] Dovecotes were common on English estates in the medieval period. The name may refer to:

• Gay Culverhouse (1947–2020), American academic administrator
• Hugh Culverhouse (1919–1994), American lawyer and NFL team owner
• Ian Culverhouse (born 1964), English footballer
• Mike Culverhouse (born 1951), British police officer
• Peter Culverhouse (1972–2003), British cancer patient

Notes and References

1. Dictionary of American Family Names. "Culverhouse Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 21 January 2016.