Most Eskimos Don't Live in Igloos. The igloo is the most common symbol identified with Eskimos, yet most Eskimos don't live in what most people think an igloo is. Igloo is simply the Eskimo word for house.. So, technically, most eskimos DO live in igloos, as they define them, but not as most people think of them.Mainly through the use of cartoons, people have long thought that Eskimos live in the rounded icehouses in order to keep warm in the cold climates in which they live.he igloo is the most common symbol identified with Eskimos, yet most Eskimos don't live in what most people think an igloo is. Igloo is simply the Eskimo word for house..