How Name Meaning: A variant spelling of 'Howe'.Topographic for someone who lived by a small hill.Also a variant of 'Hugh',meaning "Son of Hugh". Hugh is a German name often meaning heart/mind after St Hugh.
The surname dates back to the 12th century,with the first recorded spelling 'William De Ho',dated 1121.
Discover how your How ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 96 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 33 |
| Channel Islands | 11 |
| Cheshire | 11 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 7 |
| Derbyshire | 43 |
| Devon | 107 |
| Dorset | 38 |
| Durham | 41 |
| Essex | 116 |
| Gloucestershire | 17 |
| Hampshire | 21 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 189 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 20 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 147 |
| Lancashire | 53 |
| Leicestershire | 23 |
| Lincolnshire | 15 |
| London | 478 |
| Middlesex | 52 |
| Northumberland | 41 |
| Norfolk | 15 |
| Northamptonshire | 6 |
| Nottinghamshire | 9 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 20 |
| Shropshire | 8 |
| Suffolk | 34 |
| Somerset | 130 |
| Surrey | 23 |
| Sussex | 9 |
| Staffordshire | 10 |
| Warwickshire | 17 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 12 |
| Worcestershire | 19 |
| Yorkshire | 27 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 6 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 316 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 67 |
| Labourer | 50 |
| Domestic Servant | 24 |
| General Servant | 20 |
| Carpenter | 19 |
| Servant | 17 |
| Dress Maker | 16 |
| Straw Plaiter | 15 |
| Annuitant | 13 |
| Butcher | 13 |
| Laundress | 10 |
| Shoe Maker | 10 |
| Baker | 9 |
| Straw Plaitter | 9 |
| Wife Of Above | 9 |
| Dressmaker | 9 |
| House Keeper | 7 |
| Gardener | 7 |
| Tailor | 7 |
| Cook | 6 |
| General Servant Domestic | 6 |
| Farm Servant | 6 |
| Grocer | 6 |
| Hat Sewer | 5 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William How | 1,091 |
| Mary How | 1,009 |
| John How | 887 |
| Elizabeth How | 696 |
| Thomas How | 664 |
| Sarah How | 605 |
| George How | 557 |
| James How | 556 |
| Ann How | 458 |
| Jane How | 391 |
| Henry How | 388 |
| Charles How | 333 |
| Joseph How | 298 |
| Eliza How | 263 |
| Emma How | 248 |
| Robert How | 224 |
| Frederick How | 201 |
| Alfred How | 199 |
| Ellen How | 192 |
| Annie How | 165 |
| Hannah How | 157 |
| Edward How | 155 |
| Samuel How | 154 |
| Martha How | 151 |
| Richard How | 145 |