Howles Surname

472,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Howles Surname Definition:

1 Dweller at the Holes [howle is a North, Dialectal form of hole —O.E. Old Norse hol] 2 for Howells, q.v.

Howles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4641:120,08212,162
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Wales161:193,40812,484
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2141:113,90411,075
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Howles Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 Dweller at the Holes [howle is a North, Dialectal form of hole —O.E. Old Norse hol] 2 for Howells, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Howles Last Name Facts

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

Howles occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Howles? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 472,211th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,264,149 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Howles reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 464 people, or 1 in 120,082. In England Howles is mostly found in: Worcestershire, where 23 percent live, West Midlands, where 23 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 17 percent live. Barring England this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Howles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Howles has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Howles last name rose 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 348 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 145 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Howles Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Howles last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Howles surname are 21.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.42% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Howles earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.43% less than the national average, earning $35,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.82% more than the national average, earning $54,066 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chowles92520/
Howlles922/
Khowles921/
Howlets920/
Howless920/
Howle913,203/
Owles91353/
Howls91114/
Howelles862/
Howley838,722/
Howels83115/
Hobles8315/
Chowle8313/
Howlie8311/
Howled838/
Jowles836/
Howleh836/
Hawles834/
Howlee833/
Howlls832/
Gowles832/
Owless831/
Hovles831/
Hewles831/
Howlez830/
Chowls830/
Owle80165/
Owls808/
Howells7724,796/
Chowley77111/
Howleit7730/
Chowler7726/
Gowleys7710/
Howelle776/
Khowley771/
Chowlee771/
Howelss771/
Howlepp771/
Howlerr771/
Howller771/
Hoowler771/
Hoswler771/
Howeels771/
Howeuls771/
Hoewlls771/
Hawless771/
Hovlies771/
Howleth770/
Howills770/
Hoobles770/
Howlley770/
Howllet770/
Howlead770/
Howly731,236/
Hoble73781/
Ewles73491/
Hawle73447/
Howli73320/
Obles7357/
Owley7351/
Owels7314/
Howla7312/
Owled737/
Hovle733/
Hawls733/
Awles732/
Owlee731/
Gowls731/
Ohwle731/
Owlis731/
Owlea731/
Ouwle731/
Oiwle731/
Owleh731/
Owlie731/
Oywle731/
Hobls730/
Owlle730/
Howiller7155/
Howelley7149/
Chhowley7114/
Howllett712/
Howuells712/
Howellls711/
Hoewells711/
Chawless711/
Howellis710/
Hawley6736,436/
Hobley671,514/
Chowla671,073/
Owlett67280/
Owelle67177/
Khawle67165/
Chawle6796/
Hüwels6788/
Hovley6779/
Chowly6757/
Hohwiller6757/
Chowli6756/
Hoblea6754/
Howlid6740/
Obleas6732/
Gowlis6727/
Oblesh6723/
Huwels6715/
Hovler6714/
Owells6711/
Hawlhe676/
Awless675/
Hables673/
Choble673/
Khowly672/
Juwles672/
Gawles672/
Houble672/
Howlly672/
Ojwele672/
Hewlis671/
Ouwley671/
Hawlez671/
Howlia671/
Hoovle671/
Ahwley671/
Auwles671/
Hawlis671/
Ouwlee671/
Jowleh671/
Jowils671/
Oywele671/
Haawle671/
Hawlei671/
Howlay671/
Howliy671/
Howlya671/
Hövles671/
Jawles671/
Owille671/
Owills671/
Owloey671/
Khawls671/
Hobels670/
Chovle670/
Owlepp670/

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