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Howard

in Maine

There are 1,174 people with the last name "Howard" in Maine.

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Ranking in Maine

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Howard 106
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  1. is 102nd most common Bryant
  2. is 103rd most common Wallace
  3. is 104th most common Kimball
  4. is 105th most common Landry
  5. is 106th most common Howard
  6. is 107th most common Palmer
  7. is 108th most common Bell
  8. is 109th most common Watson
  9. is 110th most common Lane

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Howard

Robert, James, Richard, John, William, Patricia, Susan

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.

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