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Howard

in North Carolina

There are 7,862 people with the last name "Howard" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

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Howard 67
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  1. is 63rd most common Bell
  2. is 64th most common Wood
  3. is 65th most common Simmons
  4. is 66th most common Cooper
  5. is 67th most common Howard
  6. is 68th most common Jordan
  7. is 69th most common Freeman
  8. is 70th most common Hunt
  9. is 71st most common Graham

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Howard

James, William, John, Robert, David, Michael, Thomas, Charles, Mary, Richard

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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