Home>Name Popularity>Last Names>H>Howai-Howar>Howard>Iowa

Howard

in Iowa

There are 1,662 people with the last name "Howard" in Iowa.

Add to web page

Ranking in Iowa

NameRank
Howard 98
close
  1. is 94th most common Henderson
  2. is 95th most common Mcdonald
  3. is 96th most common Kruse
  4. is 97th most common Ryan
  5. is 98th most common Howard
  6. is 99th most common Hayes
  7. is 100th most common Reynolds
  8. is 101st most common Fox
  9. is 102nd most common Ward

Similar Names and Nicknames

Howarth, Howald, Howat, Howatt, Heward, Howay, Howarter, Howar, Howards, Howa

Most Common First Names for Howard

James, John, Robert, David, Michael, Richard, Donald, Mark, William, Gary

Meaning & History

English: from the Norman personal name Huard, Heward, composed of the Germanic elements hug ‘heart’, ‘mind’, ‘spirit’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.

English: from the Anglo-Scandinavian personal name Hāward, composed of the Old Norse elements há ‘high’ + varðr ‘guardian’, ‘warden’.

English: variant of Ewart 2.

Irish: see Fogarty.

Irish (County Clare) surname adopted as an equivalent of Gaelic Ó hÍomhair, which was formerly Anglicized as O’Hure.

FOREBEARS The house of Howard, the leading family of the English Roman Catholic nobility, was founded by Sir William Howard or Haward of Norfolk (died 1308). The family acquired the dukedom of Norfolk by marriage. The first Duke of Norfolk of the Howard line was created Earl Marshal of England by Richard III in 1483, and this office has been held by his succeeding male heirs to the present day. They also hold the Earldoms of Suffolk, Berkshire, Carlisle, and Effingham. Henry VIII's fifth queen, Catherine Howard (?1520–42), was a niece of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk.

Recent Searches for "Howard" in Iowa

Since June 2009
668

Most Popular Search

James Howard, IA (9 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv3)

© 2009 WhitePages Inc. - Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
Microsoft MapPoint Terms of Use and Privacy Statement