Howson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Howson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Howson family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 321
Cotton Weaver 51
Coal Miner 38
Farmer 32
Agricultural Labourer 25
Living On Own Means 22
Domestic Servant 20
Dress Maker 18
General Labourer 16
General Servant 15
General Servant Domestic 11
Labourer 10
Living On Her Own Means 10
Joiner 10
General Domestic Servant 9
Cotton Winder 9
Brick Layer 8
Warehouseman 8
Farmers Son 8
Cotton Spinner 8
House Keeper 7
Blacksmith 7
Nil 7
Farm Servant 6
File Grinder 6

Howson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hewson 83% 16,637
2 Howson 100% 14,344
3 Hewison 71% 4,868
4 Hawson 83% 4,177
5 Houson 83% 1,414
6 Hauson 67% 717
7 Hawsen 67% 529
8 Heweson 71% 152
9 Howsen 83% 134
10 Howison 86% 127

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The surname Howson is the 2nd most popular variant of Hewson.

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