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.
Discover how your Howe 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 | 123 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 248 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 110 |
| Cornwall | 27 |
| Cumberland | 244 |
| Derbyshire | 242 |
| Devon | 381 |
| Dorset | 131 |
| Durham | 630 |
| Essex | 298 |
| Gloucestershire | 163 |
| Hampshire | 99 |
| Herefordshire | 10 |
| Hertfordshire | 153 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 32 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 142 |
| Lancashire | 573 |
| Leicestershire | 64 |
| Lincolnshire | 39 |
| London | 1,287 |
| Middlesex | 121 |
| Northumberland | 174 |
| Norfolk | 215 |
| Northamptonshire | 181 |
| Nottinghamshire | 75 |
| Oxfordshire | 25 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 32 |
| Shropshire | 21 |
| Suffolk | 434 |
| Somerset | 412 |
| Surrey | 82 |
| Sussex | 41 |
| Staffordshire | 155 |
| Warwickshire | 228 |
| Westmorland | 29 |
| Wiltshire | 12 |
| Worcestershire | 41 |
| Yorkshire | 947 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 5 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 5 |
| Glamorgan | 119 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 17 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,387 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 273 |
| Labourer | 180 |
| Domestic Servant | 97 |
| General Servant | 86 |
| Coal Miner | 80 |
| Dress Maker | 69 |
| Laundress | 53 |
| House Keeper | 49 |
| Servant | 40 |
| Annuitant | 38 |
| Cotton Weaver | 36 |
| Gardener | 35 |
| Cook | 32 |
| Blacksmith | 32 |
| Farm Labourer | 29 |
| Shoe Maker | 25 |
| Tailor | 25 |
| Tailoress | 25 |
| Milliner | 24 |
| Carpenter | 23 |
| Farm Servant | 23 |
| Miner | 21 |
| Errand Boy | 20 |
| Dressmaker | 19 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Howe | 5,060 |
| William Howe | 5,019 |
| John Howe | 4,689 |
| Elizabeth Howe | 3,339 |
| George Howe | 2,938 |
| Thomas Howe | 2,704 |
| Sarah Howe | 2,454 |
| James Howe | 2,019 |
| Robert Howe | 1,569 |
| Henry Howe | 1,509 |
| Jane Howe | 1,492 |
| Ann Howe | 1,480 |
| Joseph Howe | 1,434 |
| Charles Howe | 1,432 |
| Annie Howe | 1,115 |
| Frederick Howe | 1,015 |
| Eliza Howe | 986 |
| Alice Howe | 939 |
| Emma Howe | 918 |
| Ellen Howe | 904 |
| Hannah Howe | 903 |
| Margaret Howe | 883 |
| Edward Howe | 777 |
| Alfred Howe | 774 |
| Arthur Howe | 773 |