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
Average Male Howitt Height
178.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Howitt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Howitt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Howitt is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Howitt? popularity and diffusion
The last name Howitt is the 98,992nd most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,522,680 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Howitt reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles. Howitt is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 17 people.
The surname Howitt is most frequent in England, where it is held by 1,916 people, or 1 in 29,080. In England it is most numerous in: Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 8 percent reside and Derbyshire, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England Howitt exists in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.
Howitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Howitt has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 786 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 273 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 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 Howitt surname is chiefly Presbyterian (55%) in Ireland.
In The United States Howitt are 0.40000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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.
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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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