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
School 1,467
Farm Labourer 171
General Labourer 113
Private Means 106
Coal Miner Hewer 101
Labourer 89
General Servant (domestic) 84
Dressmaker 76
None 64
Farmer 56
Clerk 54
Domestic Servant 53
At Home 49
Scholar 48
House Painter 47
House Keeper 44
Shop Assistant 43
Laundress 35
Bricklayer 35
Dress Maker 34
At School 33
Housekeeper 33
General Servant Domestic 32
Assisting In Business 31
Cook (domestic) 30

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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