Howarth Surname
Approximately 32,900 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameHowarth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17,806 | 1:3,129 | 416 |
| United States | 5,725 | 1:63,312 | 7,416 |
| Australia | 4,687 | 1:5,760 | 840 |
| Canada | 1,737 | 1:21,212 | 2,916 |
| New Zealand | 649 | 1:6,977 | 1,182 |
| Scotland | 516 | 1:10,376 | 1,429 |
| Wales | 492 | 1:6,290 | 699 |
| South Africa | 449 | 1:120,663 | 14,311 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Spain | 84 | 1:556,572 | 26,793 |
| Thailand | 57 | 1:1,239,269 | 179,534 |
| Ireland | 56 | 1:84,088 | 4,852 |
| France | 54 | 1:1,230,050 | 127,496 |
| Northern Ireland | 39 | 1:47,309 | 4,079 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Israel | 23 | 1:372,071 | 30,321 |
| Denmark | 22 | 1:256,578 | 19,736 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Isle of Man | 20 | 1:4,291 | 899 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:6,613 | 1,336 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1:10,404,280 | 18,448 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 23 | 1:192,603 | 9,322 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14,372 | 1:1,696 | 215 |
| Scotland | 58 | 1:64,538 | 3,942 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:74,686 | 3,520 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 952 | 1:52,751 | 5,952 |
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.
(English) One who came from Howarth (hawthorne enclosure), a parish in Lancashire, or from Haworth, in Yorkshire; descendant of Howard (keeper of the swords).
Howarth Demographics
Howarth Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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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.
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