Howgill Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Howgill Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Howgill, or Dweller at the How-Ravine (i.e. a ravine at the foot of a how) [Old Norse haug-r, a (burial) mound + gil, a ravine, gully] Howgill, near Sedbergh, Yorks, is situated under Howgill Fell.

Howgill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1451:384,26226,878
United States211:17,259,949572,238
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Howgill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Howgill, or Dweller at the How-Ravine (i.e. a ravine at the foot of a how) [Old Norse haug-r, a (burial) mound + gil, a ravine, gully] Howgill, near Sedbergh, Yorks, is situated under Howgill Fell.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Howgill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Howgill is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Howgill? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,338,236th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Howgill live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 384,262. In England it is most numerous in: Leicestershire, where 21 percent live, Durham, where 12 percent live and Kent, where 12 percent live. Other than England this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and China, where 1 percent live.

Howgill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Howgill has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Howgill last name increased 199 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Howgill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Howgill are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Howgill earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 111.11% more than the national average, earning $91,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howill9213/
Hewgill86445/
Howiell863/
Gowgill860/
Howwill860/
Howil8337/
Howll839/
Owill834/
Howell77195,786/
Hobill77144/
Howail7744/
Chowil7730/
Hawill7714/
Howsil775/
Chowll773/
Oweill772/
Howeil772/
Gowgil772/
Hawgil771/
Hewgil771/
Howiel771/
Owille771/
Howile770/
Hovill770/
Ohwill770/
Howl73710/
Owil73313/
Owll732/
Chowell71240/
Gowgiel7190/
Howzell7175/
Jowhill7127/
Howwell7111/
Howelle716/
Hoville714/
Howeell714/
Howsell713/
Hawille712/
Chowsil711/
Howeull711/
Howesll711/
Howuell711/
Howelll710/
Hovhill710/
Howhilt710/
Hoowell710/
Howle673,203/
Hawil672,359/
Chowl67954/
Howel67454/
Owile6770/
Hoibl6769/
Owell6747/
Awill6740/
Houville6732/
Ahwil6724/
Obill6721/
Hobil6711/
Owail676/
Hovil674/
Ojwil671/
Choswell671/
Howld671/
Houwaile671/
Oweil671/
Owiel671/
Owild671/
Owillowa671/
Oiwgl671/
Howlt670/
Hawll670/
Hosville670/
Owlle670/
Houswell670/
Howselll670/
Howesell670/

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