Howes Surname
Approximately 28,712 people bear this surname
Howes Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hugh'; How, in South England. 'Howe, Hewe, propyr name, Hugo': Promptorium Parvulorum (a) Local, 'of the howes.' How, a hill, a mound; compare Silver How and Fox How in the Lake district of England.
Read More About This SurnameHowes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10,692 | 1:5,211 | 725 |
| United States | 9,325 | 1:38,870 | 4,791 |
| Australia | 2,880 | 1:9,374 | 1,402 |
| Canada | 2,618 | 1:14,074 | 2,077 |
| South Africa | 1,073 | 1:50,492 | 6,407 |
| New Zealand | 460 | 1:9,844 | 1,711 |
| Wales | 287 | 1:10,782 | 1,205 |
| Zimbabwe | 234 | 1:65,975 | 9,930 |
| Scotland | 185 | 1:28,940 | 3,034 |
| Thailand | 141 | 1:500,981 | 87,346 |
| Brazil | 78 | 1:2,744,543 | 81,769 |
| Northern Ireland | 76 | 1:24,277 | 2,748 |
| Chile | 53 | 1:332,386 | 9,362 |
| Argentina | 52 | 1:821,989 | 54,134 |
| Israel | 51 | 1:167,797 | 17,113 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| Guyana | 43 | 1:17,726 | 2,302 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Bermuda | 36 | 1:1,813 | 302 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Gibraltar | 22 | 1:1,543 | 353 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Ireland | 19 | 1:247,839 | 9,475 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Barbados | 10 | 1:28,745 | 1,389 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Belize | 6 | 1:59,246 | 2,743 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 46 | 1:96,301 | 6,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,210 | 1:4,679 | 707 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:60,324 | 2,968 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,529 | 1:19,857 | 2,501 |
Howes (31) may also be a first name.
Howes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hugh'; How, in South England. 'Howe, Hewe, propyr name, Hugo': Promptorium Parvulorum (a) Local, 'of the howes.' How, a hill, a mound; compare Silver How and Fox How in the Lake district of England.
'Lands in the Howes, which he had from his mother Alice del Howes' (ext. deed of grant by John de Levens), temp. Edward I: History Westm. and Cumb.
Roger del Howes, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard del Howes, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Letitia atte How, 1313. Writs of Parliament.
John de la How, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
1 pl. of How(e (Scandinavian), q.v.
Thomas de Houes.—Cal. Inq. P.M., A.D. 1254.
Henry de Howes.—Lanc. Assize-Rolls, A.D. 1265.
2 genit. of How(e (Teutonic), a form of Hugh, q.v.
3 for House, q.v.
(English) Descendant of How, a variant of Hugh (spirit); dwellers on, or near, a projecting ridge of land, a promontory; one who came from Howe (hill), the name of places in Norfolk and Yorkshire.
A high place, a hill; critically, a hill in a valley. De La Howe, "from the hill,"was originally the name of the family. They came to England with William the Conqueror. (See Athill.)
From the Dutch, House; a personal name.
Howes Demographics
Average Male Howes Height
177.34 cm
Average Female Howes Height
162.17 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Howes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Howes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Howes (Arabic: هاوز) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Howes? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 19,153rd most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 253,815 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Howes are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 31 people.
This last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 10,692 people, or 1 in 5,211. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 12 percent live, Norfolk, where 10 percent live and West Midlands, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account England it exists in 82 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.
Howes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Howes has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Howes last name expanded 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 369 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,104 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,850 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 59 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Howes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Howes surname is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Howes surname are 10.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.29% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Howes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 47.23% more than the national average, earning 509,529 kr per year; in Peru they earn 100.57% more than the national average, earning S/. 38,880 per year; in South Africa they earn 70.1% more than the national average, earning R 404,232 per year; in United States they earn 8.07% more than the national average, earning $46,630 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.18% more than the national average, earning $53,248 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Howes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Howes in the Arabic language | ||
| هاوز | hawz | - |
| هوز | hwz | - |
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Howes Reference & Research
Howes One-name Study - A profile of the Howes surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Howe-Howes DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Howe-Howes FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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