| Bedfordshire | 4 |
| Buckinghamshire | 3 |
| Berkshire | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire | 13 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 3 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 4 |
| Essex | 11 |
| Gloucestershire | 9 |
| Hampshire | 2 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 2 |
| Lancashire | 9 |
| Leicestershire | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | 2 |
| London | 102 |
| Middlesex | 27 |
| Northumberland | 2 |
| Norfolk | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 18 |
| Somerset | 3 |
| Surrey | 5 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 8 |
| Warwickshire | 6 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 8 |
| Worcestershire | 6 |
| Yorkshire | 41 |
| 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 | 39 |
| Domestic Servant | 5 |
| Blacksmith | 4 |
| Farm Labourer | 4 |
| Saw Grinder | 4 |
| Living On Own Means | 3 |
| General Servant Domestic | 3 |
| General Servant | 3 |
| Charwoman | 3 |
| Butcher | 3 |
| Errand Boy | 3 |
| Tailor | 3 |
| Coal Miner | 3 |
| Farmer | 2 |
| General Labourer | 2 |
| Domestic House Keeper | 2 |
| Porter | 2 |
| Cook | 2 |
| Servant | 2 |
| Dress Maker | 2 |
| Dressmaker | 2 |
| Porter Labourer | 2 |
| Steam Ship Brokers Clerk | 2 |
| Labourer | 2 |
| Employed At Home | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Hows | 138 |
| William Hows | 127 |
| John Hows | 113 |
| Sarah Hows | 91 |
| George Hows | 87 |
| Elizabeth Hows | 81 |
| James Hows | 66 |
| Ann Hows | 53 |
| Thomas Hows | 53 |
| Frederick Hows | 40 |
| Henry Hows | 38 |
| Charles Hows | 36 |
| Alfred Hows | 33 |
| Eliza Hows | 32 |
| Jane Hows | 29 |
| Robert Hows | 27 |
| Joseph Hows | 25 |
| Arthur Hows | 23 |
| Annie Hows | 22 |
| Emma Hows | 22 |
| Alice Hows | 21 |
| Emily Hows | 21 |
| Fanny Hows | 21 |
| Martha Hows | 21 |
| Edward Hows | 18 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howes | 80% | 39,536 |
| 2 | Hawes | 60% | 26,341 |
| 3 | Howse | 80% | 7,771 |
| 4 | Hewes | 60% | 3,564 |
| 5 | Haws | 75% | 2,649 |
| 6 | Hews | 75% | 2,028 |
| 7 | Hows | 100% | 1,896 |
| 8 | Howis | 80% | 1,001 |
| 9 | Hewis | 60% | 778 |
| 10 | Hawse | 60% | 312 |
| 11 | Houghs | 50% | 238 |
| 12 | Hawis | 60% | 149 |
The surname Hows is the 7th most popular variant of Howes.