Howe Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Howe Name Meaning: A topographic name for someone who lived on a 'hill',from middle english How 'hill'.Also possibly a variant of 'Hugh'.

The name is of pre 7th century english,meaning its one of the earliest recorded.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Howe Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Howe family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 144
General Labourer 141
Dress Maker 118
General Servant Domestic 100
Scholar 97
Coal Miner Hewer 73
Agricultural Labourer 72
Cook Domestic 69
Farmer 57
Laundress Wash 52
Carpenter 50
Cotton Weaver 45
Domestic Servant 39
House Maid Domestic 39
Housemaid Domestic 39
House Painter 38
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 37
Dressmaker 34
School 33
Gardener Domestic 31
Bricklayer 27
House Keeper Domestic 27
Nurse Domestic 27
Servant Domestic 27
Tailor 26

Howe Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Howe 100% 78,383
2 How 75% 16,212
3 Haw 50% 8,061
4 Howie 80% 1,956
5 Hawe 75% 1,552
6 Hew 50% 538
7 Hewe 75% 122

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The surname Howe is the most popular version of all its varients

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