Howel Surname
Approximately 454 people bear this surname
Howel Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hoel,' Welsh; v. Powell. Howells is the genitive form; compare Jones, Hughes, Williams, &c.
Hoel fil. Oeni, 7 Henry II: Pipe Roll.
Howel le Waleys, 1313. Writs of Parliament.
Read More About This SurnameHowel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 223 | 1:1,625,376 | 108,854 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:147,359 | 10,403 |
| Honduras | 21 | 1:419,831 | 3,124 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 206 | 1:118,327 | 11,338 |
| Wales | 59 | 1:26,583 | 1,512 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,634 | 1:19,066 | 2,425 |
Howel (332) may also be a first name.
Howel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hoel,' Welsh; v. Powell. Howells is the genitive form; compare Jones, Hughes, Williams, &c.
Hoel fil. Oeni, 7 Henry II: Pipe Roll.
Howel le Waleys, 1313. Writs of Parliament.
Howel ap David, 1313. Writs of Parliament.
Hoel fil. Philip. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.
William ap Howell ap Rice: Visit. Gloucestershire, Harleian Society.
Hyllar Howell, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1674. — Anne, d. Thomas and Dorothy Hewlett: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).
1684. — John, s. John Howlett: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(English, Welsh) Descendant of Howell (eminent); descendant of little How, a variant of Hugh (spirit).
1. A very common Welsh baptismal name (Huel). 2. A Lincolnshire parish.
APOWELL: (Welsh.) Ap Howel, the son of Howel.
(Cornish British) From Houl, the sun; Greek, Hλ ος, Euhill, high, exalted.
1. Bartholomew Hoel, Normandy 1189-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); 2. a Cambro-Celtic name. See also Hole.
Howell is an ancient name in this county. By the prefix of Ap it has in Wales given rise to Powell: but both Howell and Powell are ancient Bast Anglian names. William Howell held land in Wifton, Norfolk, in the reign of Edward III.; and in the following reign of Richard II. Margary Howel was prioress of Elixton nunnery (Suffolk) (Bl.). In the time of Henry VI. John Howel was vicar of Newton; and in the reign of Henry VII. John Ap Howel was prebend of Norwich (Bl.). After this date the name of Powell, sometimes corrupted to Powle, occurs in the county (Bl.) Powel, however, is an ancient Bast Anglian name; it occurred in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk in the 13th century, whilst Howel was a Bedfordshire surname at the same time (H. R.). Howell is a parish in the neighbouring part of Lincolnshire, and very probably the East Anglian Howells in many cases thence derived their name. Nor do I think that the East Anglian Powels of the 13th century hailed from Wales, though it is singular that John Ap Howel was prebend of Norwich in the reign of Henry VII. Powell has only been a Welsh name some three centuries.
Howel Demographics
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Howel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Howel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Howel occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Howel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Howel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 661,581st most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 16,051,863 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Howel live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. Howel is also the 480,499th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 332 people.
It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 1,625,376. In The United States Howel is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent are found and Malaysia, where 8 percent are found.
Howel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Howel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Howel last name decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 64 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Howel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Howel last name are 7.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.17% being registered with the party.
The amount Howel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.4% less than the national average, earning $35,643 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.93% less than the national average, earning $44,255 CAD per year.
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Howel Reference & Research
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