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 | 6 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 54 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 3 |
| Derbyshire | 2 |
| Devon | 3 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 18 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 4 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 7 |
| Kent | 4 |
| Lancashire | 2,543 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 4 |
| London | 50 |
| Middlesex | 14 |
| Northumberland | 23 |
| Norfolk | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 27 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 3 |
| Sussex | 11 |
| Staffordshire | 12 |
| Warwickshire | 9 |
| Westmorland | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 4 |
| Yorkshire | 460 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 3 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 314 |
| Cotton Winder | 35 |
| Living On Own Means | 33 |
| Cotton Spinner | 32 |
| Stone Quarryman | 24 |
| General Labourer | 23 |
| Farmer | 18 |
| Scholar | 14 |
| Dress Maker | 13 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 12 |
| Domestic Servant | 11 |
| Cotton C Weaver | 10 |
| Cotton Card Room Hand | 10 |
| Weaver Cotton | 10 |
| General Servant Domestic | 9 |
| Iron Moulder | 9 |
| Woollen Weaver | 9 |
| Carter | 8 |
| House Keeper | 8 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 7 |
| Commercial Clerk | 6 |
| Cotton Reeler | 6 |
| Cotton Ring Spinner | 6 |
| Piecer Cotton Mill | 6 |
| School | 6 |
| 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 |