Howsham Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Howsham Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Howsham = At the Houses [Old English húsum, dat.

pl. of hús, a house] Howsham, Yorks, occurs in Domesday Book as Huson Howsham, Lincs, in the Hundred Rolls as Husum.

Howsham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1331:418,93328,433
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071

Howsham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Howsham = At the Houses [Old English húsum, dat.

pl. of hús, a house] Howsham, Yorks, occurs in Domesday Book as Huson Howsham, Lincs, in the Hundred Rolls as Husum.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Howsham Last Name Facts

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

Howsham is found most frequently in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howsham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,453,389th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name Howsham is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Howsham are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 418,933. In England Howsham is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 33 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 22 percent live and Suffolk, where 14 percent live. Beside England this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Howsham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Howsham has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Howsham last name increased 359 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howsam92670/
Howshan8629/
Chowsam862/
Hewsham860/
Chowshan803/
Howssaim801/
Hobshaum800/
Howsan7787/
Howsom771/
Hewsam771/
Hafsham7112/
Hobhzam717/
Chowsan715/
Howsand714/
Khowsom712/
Howsian712/
Howsain711/
Howsant710/
Chowsang6715/
Owsom674/
Awsam672/
Uwsam671/
Hoswsain671/
Chowchan671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Howsham
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