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Howard

in Virginia

There are 5,089 people with the last name "Howard" in Virginia.

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Howard 87
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  1. is 83rd most common Saunders
  2. is 84th most common Butler
  3. is 85th most common Barnes
  4. is 86th most common Perry
  5. is 87th most common Howard
  6. is 88th most common Hicks
  7. is 89th most common Jordan
  8. is 90th most common Bennett
  9. is 91st most common Myers

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Howard

James, John, Robert, William, Michael, Charles, David, 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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