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

The last name Howling is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Howling? popularity and diffusion

Howling is the 415,385th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,696,356 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Howling live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 537 people, or 1 in 103,758. In England it is most frequent in: Norfolk, where 28 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 8 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 8 percent are found. Not including England Howling is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Howling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Howling Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Howling surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with 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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