Howorth Name Meaning: Derives from an Anglo-Saxon word 'haga' meaning 'hedge' or 'enclosure' or 'hoh' meaning 'mound'.
A locational surname which probably was taken from the village of 'Howarth' or taken from a village/town with a similar name. May have also been given to someone who lived in a hedge enclosed area.
Discover how your Howorth 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 | 0 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 23 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 15 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 4 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 1,703 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 10 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 5 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 4 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 4 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 474 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 215 |
| Power Loom Weaver Cotton | 66 |
| Weaver | 45 |
| At Home | 39 |
| Coal Miner | 33 |
| Hand Loom Weaver | 33 |
| Cotton Weaver | 32 |
| Power Loom Weaver | 30 |
| Labourer | 25 |
| Power Weaver Cotton | 22 |
| House Keeper | 20 |
| Wool Comber | 19 |
| Carter | 17 |
| Factory Operative | 16 |
| Hand Loom Weaver Cotton | 16 |
| Dress Maker | 15 |
| Servant | 13 |
| Woollen Weaver | 13 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 11 |
| Stone Mason | 11 |
| Weaver Cotton | 11 |
| House Servant | 10 |
| Butcher | 9 |
| Cotton Power Loom Weaver | 9 |
| Spinner | 8 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Howorth | 1,803 |
| John Howorth | 1,651 |
| James Howorth | 1,262 |
| William Howorth | 1,070 |
| Sarah Howorth | 922 |
| Elizabeth Howorth | 914 |
| Thomas Howorth | 748 |
| Alice Howorth | 643 |
| Ann Howorth | 643 |
| George Howorth | 553 |
| Jane Howorth | 469 |
| Henry Howorth | 394 |
| Robert Howorth | 394 |
| Richard Howorth | 384 |
| Ellen Howorth | 380 |
| Margaret Howorth | 365 |
| Hannah Howorth | 359 |
| Joseph Howorth | 346 |
| Betty Howorth | 271 |
| Martha Howorth | 264 |
| Samuel Howorth | 214 |
| Annie Howorth | 207 |
| Edward Howorth | 184 |
| Charles Howorth | 170 |
| Eliza Howorth | 158 |