How common is the last name Howard?

253,434 people in the United States have the last name Howard, about 1 in 1,179. It ranks #81 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HOWARD

#81

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
253,434
About
1 in 1,179
This common or more
15.3%
Who bears it

Of the 253,434 people with the last name Howard, 61.7% reported their origin as White, 28.8% as Black and 4.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Howard

#79 Ward · 255,767#80 Kelly · 255,516#82 Cox · 249,872#83 Richardson · 249,840

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Howard, most common first.

#8,374 Hoard · 3,785

Also a first name

As a first name, Howard ranks #421 of 53,615, with 134,907 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1921, with 7,749 births. See Howard as a first name

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