as a Last Name
- 46,225
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Howe
Meaning & Origins
English: topographic name for someone who lived by a small hill or a man-made mound or barrow, Middle English how (Old Norse haugr), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, such as Howe in Norfolk and North Yorkshire.
| 749th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 46,225
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Vermont
- has the most people named Howe per capita
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