Howitt Surname

98,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Howitt Surname Definition:

Another spelling of Howatt, which see.

Howitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9161:29,0803,925
United States8881:408,17435,568
Australia5851:46,1465,771
Canada5791:63,6377,430
Scotland4311:12,4221,657
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
Wales511:60,6775,433
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Northern Ireland361:51,2514,273
Jamaica321:89,6863,941
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Guernsey221:2,929767
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Jersey51:19,8403,614
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France41:16,605,680368,153
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9551:25,5243,514
Scotland1581:23,6912,205
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Howie (Teutonic), q.v. + the French diminutive suff. -et.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Danish, Howitz; from the Dutch, Hoet; from the Flemish, Hauwaert, Houwaert, Huart; a personal name.$

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

Howitt Last Name Facts

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

Howitt is found most frequently in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Howitt.

How Common Is The Last Name Howitt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 98,992nd most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,522,680 people. It is predominantly found 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 widely held first name world-wide It is held by 17 people.

It is most common in England, where it is held by 1,916 people, or 1 in 29,080. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 8 percent live and Derbyshire, where 8 percent live. Beside England Howitt exists in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Howitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Howitt has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 786 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 273 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 729 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Howitt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States Howitt are 0.40000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.63% registered with the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howit91103/
Hochwitt867/
Hewitt8396,031/
Howett831,054/
Hawitt83112/
Howite8376/
Howith8328/
Gowitt8320/
Huwitt8313/
Howait834/
Howeit831/
O'Witt831/
Howiet831/
Owit8079/
Hewiett7750/
Choowit7719/
Hewwitt7715/
Hewittt778/
Huwitte774/
Howette772/
Chowite771/
Heuwitt771/
Hovitte771/
Hewitth771/
O'Witte771/
Chowith771/
Khowhit771/
Khoywit771/
Howaith770/
Heewitt770/
Haswitt770/
Heweitt770/
Ovitt731,027/
Hawit73645/
Hewit73517/
Owite7337/
Owait7326/
Howet7323/
Hobit7314/
Owith7313/
Huwit7310/
Hovit7310/
Ewitt739/
Owett738/
Obitt731/
Oweit731/
Howid731/
Awitt731/
Uwitt731/
Ehwit731/
Heuwitte713/
Houweite711/
Hochwait711/
Choowait711/
Hosswith710/
Hewett6717,013/
Hawith671,310/
Howeth671,052/
Huwait67491/
Hewait67246/
Chuwit67195/
Hoviet67143/
Chawit6793/
Ovaitt6791/
Gawitt6785/
Chobit6781/
Hotvet6757/
Chovit6734/
Howaid6711/
Hobeit6710/
Heweit679/
Owette679/
Hawist678/
Oviett677/
Chowet676/
Owhite675/
Havitt674/
Jovitt674/
Jobitt673/
Hovett673/
Eewitt672/
Hewith671/
Hevitt671/
Hobett671/
Hawett671/
Huwett671/
Howedt671/
Habitt671/
Owoite671/
Hawite671/
Owithe671/
Euwitt671/
Chowid671/
Owid't671/
Ahwait671/
Joiwit671/
Howeid671/
Khawit671/
Govitt670/
Oviott670/
Hewiet670/
Ovitte670/
Ovistt670/
Hevoit670/
Huwite670/
Howiod670/

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Footnotes

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