Howitt Surname
Approximately 4,786 people bear this surname
Howitt Surname Definition:
Another spelling of Howatt, which see.
Howitt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,916 | 1:29,080 | 3,925 |
| United States | 888 | 1:408,174 | 35,568 |
| Australia | 585 | 1:46,146 | 5,771 |
| Canada | 579 | 1:63,637 | 7,430 |
| Scotland | 431 | 1:12,422 | 1,657 |
| New Zealand | 95 | 1:47,667 | 7,746 |
| Wales | 51 | 1:60,677 | 5,433 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| Northern Ireland | 36 | 1:51,251 | 4,273 |
| Jamaica | 32 | 1:89,686 | 3,941 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 31 | 1:142,899 | 7,868 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 955 | 1:25,524 | 3,514 |
| Scotland | 158 | 1:23,691 | 2,205 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 113 | 1:444,413 | 32,195 |
Howitt (17) may also be a first name.
Howitt Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Another spelling of Howatt, which see.
= Howie (Teutonic), q.v. + the French diminutive suff. -et.
From the Danish, Howitz; from the Dutch, Hoet; from the Flemish, Hauwaert, Houwaert, Huart; a personal name.$
Howitt Demographics
Howitt Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Howitt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Howitt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Howitt occurs most in England. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Howitt? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 98,992nd most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,522,680 people. Howitt occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Howitt live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 17 people.
The surname Howitt is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 1,916 people, or 1 in 29,080. In England it is most frequent in: Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 8 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 8 percent are found. Not including England this last name occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.
Howitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Howitt has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Howitt last name grew 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 786 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 273 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 729 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Howitt Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Howitt surname is principally Presbyterian (55%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Howitt last name are 0.40000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.63% being registered with the political party.
The amount Howitt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 108.11% more than the national average, earning R 494,556 per year; in United States they earn 9.65% more than the national average, earning $47,311 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.45% more than the national average, earning $53,384 CAD per year.
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Howitt Reference & Research
Hewitt 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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