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 | 72 |
| Buckinghamshire | 100 |
| Berkshire | 8 |
| Cambridgeshire | 21 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 3 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 6 |
| Derbyshire | 29 |
| Devon | 58 |
| Dorset | 15 |
| Durham | 22 |
| Essex | 206 |
| Gloucestershire | 29 |
| Hampshire | 28 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 138 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 24 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 61 |
| Lancashire | 20 |
| Leicestershire | 30 |
| Lincolnshire | 2 |
| London | 385 |
| Middlesex | 108 |
| Northumberland | 29 |
| Norfolk | 10 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 30 |
| Oxfordshire | 16 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 24 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 13 |
| Somerset | 30 |
| Surrey | 70 |
| Sussex | 23 |
| Staffordshire | 9 |
| Warwickshire | 8 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 14 |
| Worcestershire | 10 |
| Yorkshire | 38 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 5 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 35 |
| Dress Maker | 14 |
| General Labourer | 14 |
| Carpenter | 10 |
| Farmer | 9 |
| Gardener Domestic | 7 |
| Bricklayer | 7 |
| Commercial Clerk | 6 |
| General Servant Domestic | 6 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 6 |
| Domestic Servant | 6 |
| Solicitor | 6 |
| Coachman Domestic | 5 |
| Grocer | 5 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 5 |
| Straw Hat Machinist | 5 |
| School | 5 |
| Railway Clerk | 5 |
| None | 4 |
| Butcher | 4 |
| Scholar | 4 |
| Straw Hat Finisher | 4 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 4 |
| Plasterer | 4 |
| Coal Miner C Hewer | 4 |
| 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 |