Howes Surname

19,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

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.

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Howes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England10,6921:5,211725
United States9,3251:38,8704,791
Australia2,8801:9,3741,402
Canada2,6181:14,0742,077
South Africa1,0731:50,4926,407
New Zealand4601:9,8441,711
Wales2871:10,7821,205
Zimbabwe2341:65,9759,930
Scotland1851:28,9403,034
Thailand1411:500,98187,346
Brazil781:2,744,54381,769
Northern Ireland761:24,2772,748
Chile531:332,3869,362
Argentina521:821,98954,134
Israel511:167,79717,113
France441:1,509,607143,950
Guyana431:17,7262,302
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Bermuda361:1,813302
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Gibraltar221:1,543353
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Barbados101:28,7451,389
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Belize61:59,2462,743
Norway61:857,04855,549
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Malta41:107,5681,849
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Montserrat11:4,947471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Samoa11:193,8081,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland461:96,3016,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,2101:4,679707
Wales261:60,3242,968
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Jersey71:7,4121,296
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5291:19,8572,501

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.

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

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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.

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

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.)

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Dutch, House; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houwes9113/
Howeis9112/
Chowes916/
Howies913/
Howges912/
Howeus911/
Howwes911/
Hjowes911/
Howese910/
Howess910/
Owes89648/
Khouwes834/
Houwest831/
Howeise830/
Hawes8027,894/
Hewes803,550/
Hoyes803,252/
Owies803,141/
Oweis801,828/
Howis80373/
Hoess80286/
Hoves80235/
Houes80208/
Hobes80136/
Owese8060/
Choes8038/
Howez8035/
Huwes8031/
Hojes8017/
Owesh8012/
Oweas806/
Khoes804/
Hoesh804/
Owess804/
Owees803/
Owhes803/
Owehs802/
Oweus802/
Hoehs802/
Ahwes802/
Hoeys801/
Oewes801/
Howys801/
Hoesz801/
Owejs801/
Uhwes801/
Owues801/
Hochweis7729/
Khoweiss773/
Howesová773/
Howeisch771/
Oes75432/
Haoues734,558/
Khoies73661/
Khoesh73340/
Oweiss73293/
Hovest73245/
Hawees73183/
Choves73148/
Hogges73104/
Hovies7375/
Oewies7371/
Chawes7367/
Chowis7351/
Ahwesh7338/
Heuwes7334/
Hoeves7319/
Hobesh7313/
Houwez7310/
Howiss738/
Howish738/
Khoues738/
Houyes736/
Hojess735/
Hewesh734/
Houest733/
Hooyes733/
Khowis733/
Houves733/
Khoves732/
Hawese732/
Hobeis732/
Houese732/
Hoëbes732/
Oowies732/
Haweis731/
Hooves731/
Khawes731/
Chowez731/
Hawhes731/
Joweis731/
Houess731/
Huwese731/
Houies731/
Huwesh731/
Howeiz731/
Howisz731/
Jhoues731/
Haweys731/
Ouweis731/
O'Weis731/
O'West731/
Chuwes731/
Hobess731/
Hohyes731/
Hovesh731/
Ahwese731/
Oweesh731/
Choyes731/
Chobes731/
Hawies731/
Hobees731/
Khojes731/
Houesh730/
Howice730/
Hogies730/
Hohues730/
Haawes730/
Hewess730/
Hochweiss7126/
Choiweshe711/
Goes6747,849/
Awes675,062/
Heys673,044/
Heis672,225/
Heus671,915/
Owis671,600/
Obes671,309/
Ewes671,210/
Hois67944/
Hous67527/
Oves67450/
Houesse67362/
Chouest67334/
Oyes67317/
Heas67269/
Hoez67251/
Hoys67184/
Oess67150/
Hojs67133/
Uwes67114/
Ojes6794/
Hoeß6780/
Khowais6722/
Oues6716/
Haweesh6710/
Hobeish678/
Owez678/
Hoyesch677/
Khuweis675/
Chowyos675/
Houweij674/
Oesh674/
Oies674/
Hauwest673/
Haouess673/
Choyest672/
Khoyesh672/
Oweishe672/
Hejs672/
Chovest671/
Houiess671/
Hoewish671/
Choubes671/
Houweiz671/
Howisse671/
Hawesch671/
Haweyse671/
Khovesh671/
O'Weisz671/
Chouves671/
Oesj671/
Oesz671/
Howaiss671/
Hewesch670/
Ashwest670/
Choiese670/

Howes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Howes in the Arabic language
هاوزhawz-
هوزhwz-

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Howes Reference & Research

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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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