Howarth Surname

16,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Howarth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Howarth,' an estate in the parish of Rochdale, Lancashire Howorth and Haworth (which see) are inextricably mixed.

'Todmorden, with a great waste, is held of William de Haworth,' temp.

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Howarth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England17,8061:3,129416
United States5,7251:63,3127,416
Australia4,6871:5,760840
Canada1,7371:21,2122,916
New Zealand6491:6,9771,182
Scotland5161:10,3761,429
Wales4921:6,290699
South Africa4491:120,66314,311
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Spain841:556,57226,793
Thailand571:1,239,269179,534
Ireland561:84,0884,852
France541:1,230,050127,496
Northern Ireland391:47,3094,079
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Israel231:372,07130,321
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Isle of Man201:4,291899
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Norway131:395,56035,657
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
China41:341,830,39216,990
Malta41:107,5681,849
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sri Lanka21:10,404,28018,448
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England14,3721:1,696215
Scotland581:64,5383,942
Wales211:74,6863,520
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9521:52,7515,952

The alternate forms: Höwarth (7) are calculated separately.

Howarth (98) may also be a first name.

Howarth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Howarth,' an estate in the parish of Rochdale, Lancashire Howorth and Haworth (which see) are inextricably mixed.

'Todmorden, with a great waste, is held of William de Haworth,' temp. Edward III: Baines' Lancashire.

Randal Howarth, of Spotland, parish of Rochdale, 1532: ibid.

Ann Howarth, of Crawshaw Booth, Lancashire, 1616: Wills at Chester.

George Howarth, of Bury, Lancashire, 1609: ibid.

Dennis Haworth, of Crawshaw Booth, 1629: ibid.

Robert Haworth, of Haworth, 1639: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) One who came from Howarth (hawthorne enclosure), a parish in Lancashire, or from Haworth, in Yorkshire; descendant of Howard (keeper of the swords).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Howarth Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Howarth Come From? nationality or country of origin

Howarth is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Höwarth. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howarth? popularity and diffusion

Howarth is the 16,875th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 221,506 people. The last name Howarth occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Howarth live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles. Howarth is also the 956,749th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 98 people.

Howarth is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 17,806 people, or 1 in 3,129. In England Howarth is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 28 percent live, Lancashire, where 14 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 78 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Howarth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Howarth has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Howarth last name grew 124 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 601 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 890 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,343 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 243 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Howarth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (61%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Howarth surname are 7.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.48% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Howarth earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 131.4% more than the national average, earning 800,842 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.25% more than the national average, earning R 297,648 per year; in United States they earn 10.69% more than the national average, earning $47,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $53,830 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höwarth957/
Howearth9397/
Howardth933/
Howgarth931/
Howwarth931/
Howarths931/
Howartth931/
Howart92117/
Owarth924/
Hochwarth8836/
Howorth861,872/
Howardh86101/
Howerth8686/
Hewarth8635/
Hovarth8633/
Hohwart8622/
Hawarth8621/
Howarts863/
Howardt862/
Chowart862/
Howartt860/
Owart8378/
Hoschwarth821/
Houwaart80342/
Hochwart80103/
Howourth8094/
Hooworth8043/
Houwaert8026/
Hauwarth8012/
Howworth802/
Howardch801/
Hawarthe800/
Howard77452,218/
Hobart775,823/
Hovart77224/
Hewart77125/
Hawart7735/
Howort7718/
Howert774/
Ewarth771/
Ohwart770/
Haworth7116,536/
Houbart711,105/
Höbarth71590/
Hovaert7129/
Hawaert7126/
Hohvart7113/
Hewardt7113/
Howardd7112/
Heworth719/
Hawartt718/
Howarrd717/
Howeard717/
Hewerth715/
Chawart714/
Hhoward713/
Howaard713/
Khovart713/
Gowhart712/
Houward712/
Hoiward712/
Hoewert712/
Hovarte712/
Howhard711/
Oswartz711/
Chovart711/
Choward711/
Joworth711/
Howaerd711/
Howayrd711/
Haborth711/
Ahwardh711/
Haverth711/
Hovárth711/
Hawardt711/
Ošvarth711/
Owuaret711/
Ochwart711/
Ehwerth711/
Howward710/
Chobart710/
Hovartz710/
Ewart679,515/
Houwaard67235/
Ovart67230/
Auswarth6750/
Oward6730/
Hochvart6730/
Obart6710/
Ahsworth679/
Hoivarts679/
Awart676/
Chovarte676/
Hehwerth675/
Achwartz673/
Hoobartt673/
Heuwerth673/
Hauworth672/
Aswhorth672/
Hawhorth672/
Achworth672/
Hauwaart672/
Chowhard671/
Havarthe671/
Ashwartz671/
Hochward671/
Heewerth671/
D'Howard671/
Owert671/
Haworthe670/
Hawworth670/
Chaworth670/

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