Howse Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Howse Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Howse family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 157
Agricultural Labourer 17
Living On Own Means 14
Domestic Servant 11
General Labourer 10
Dress Maker 8
General Domestic Servant 6
Living On Her Own Means 6
Farmer 6
Farm Labourer 5
Grocer 5
Carpenter 5
No Occupation 5
General Servant Domestic 5
Gardener 4
Laundress 4
Tailor 4
Chandler 4
Ag Labourer 3
Grocer's Assistant 3
Bricklayer Labourer 3
Coal Miner 3
Domestic 3
Living On His Own Means 3
Blacksmith 3

Howse Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Howes 60% 39,536
2 Hawes 40% 26,341
3 Howse 100% 7,771
4 Hewes 40% 3,564
5 Haws 60% 2,649
6 Hews 60% 2,028
7 Hows 80% 1,896
8 Howis 60% 1,001
9 Hewis 40% 778
10 Hawse 80% 312
11 Houghs 33% 238
12 Hawis 40% 149

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The surname Howse is the 3rd most popular variant of Howes.

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