Howling Surname
Approximately 838 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 537 | 1:103,758 | 10,896 |
| United States | 146 | 1:2,482,595 | 151,840 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| Northern Ireland | 37 | 1:49,866 | 4,222 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 253 | 1:96,345 | 9,841 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
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.
= How(e (Teutonic), q.v. + the French double diminutive suff. -e)l-in.
Howling Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howlings | 93 | 126 | / |
| Chowling | 93 | 1 | / |
| Howlling | 93 | 0 | / |
| Owling | 92 | 7 | / |
| Gowling | 86 | 715 | / |
| Hewling | 86 | 253 | / |
| Hawling | 86 | 60 | / |
| Hovling | 86 | 38 | / |
| Hobling | 86 | 38 | / |
| Jowling | 86 | 2 | / |
| Houwelling | 82 | 5 | / |
| Hawlings | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hawlling | 80 | 0 | / |
| Obling | 77 | 192 | / |
| Ovling | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ewling | 77 | 3 | / |
| Awling | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jobling | 71 | 3,836 | / |
| Höbling | 71 | 88 | / |
| Habling | 71 | 49 | / |
| Hubling | 71 | 38 | / |
| Havling | 71 | 19 | / |
| Hövling | 71 | 11 | / |
| O'Bling | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hevling | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jovling | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obelling | 67 | 14 | / |
| Haubling | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ãwelling | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heubling | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owlnq | 67 | 1 | / |
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