Howels Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Howels Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Howels family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 58
Agricultural Labourer 12
General Servant Domestic 5
Farm Servant Indoor 5
Domestic Servant 4
Servant 4
Farm Labourer 3
Labourer 3
Coal Miner 3
Labourer In Coal Mine 3
General Servant 2
Servant Domestic 2
Farm Servant 2
Coal Miners Widow 2
Farmers Daughter 2
Farmers Wife 2
House Maid 2
Labourer In Brickyard 2
Mason 2
Book Keeper 1
Farmer Labourer Agricultural Labourer 1
Plate Layer 1
Sempstress 1
Haulier In Coal Miner 1
Iron Puddler 1

Howels Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Howells 86% 49,204
2 Howles 67% 3,550
3 Howels 100% 2,575
4 Hawles 50% 188
5 Howls 83% 155

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The surname Howels is the 3rd most popular variant of Howells.

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