Howling Surname

415,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Howling Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hugh,' from the variant How (v. How and Howson), and diminutive Howelin. The final 'g' is an excrescence, as in Hewling.

Howling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5371:103,75810,896
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Canada581:635,26952,014
Northern Ireland371:49,8664,222
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Wales51:618,90625,852
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2531:96,3459,841
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Howling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hugh,' from the variant How (v. How and Howson), and diminutive Howelin. The final 'g' is an excrescence, as in Hewling.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= How(e (Teutonic), q.v. + the French double diminutive suff. -e)l-in.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Howling Last Name Facts

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

Howling is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howling? popularity and diffusion

The last name Howling is the 415,385th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 8,696,356 people. Howling occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Howling reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is borne by 537 people, or 1 in 103,758. In England Howling is mostly concentrated in: Norfolk, where 28 percent reside, Cambridgeshire, where 8 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Howling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Howling has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Howling last name grew 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 730 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Howling Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Howling surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Howling earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 32.19% less than the national average, earning $29,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.51% more than the national average, earning $63,352 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howlings93126/
Chowling931/
Howlling930/
Owling927/
Gowling86715/
Hewling86253/
Hawling8660/
Hovling8638/
Hobling8638/
Jowling862/
Houwelling825/
Hawlings803/
Hawlling800/
Obling77192/
Ovling777/
Ewling773/
Awling773/
Jobling713,836/
Höbling7188/
Habling7149/
Hubling7138/
Havling7119/
Hövling7111/
O'Bling711/
Hevling711/
Jovling711/
Obelling6714/
Haubling674/
Ãwelling672/
Heubling672/
Owlnq671/

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