How common is the last name Howe?

39,912 people in the United States have the last name Howe, about 1 in 7,489. It ranks #846 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HOWE

#846

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
39,912
About
1 in 7,489
This common or more
37.8%
Who bears it

Of the 39,912 people with the last name Howe, 88% reported their origin as White, 3.9% as two or more races and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Howe

#844 Enriquez · 40,048#845 Spears · 40,009#847 Blanco · 39,888#847 Knapp · 39,888

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Howe, most common first.

#8,230 Howie · 3,855#12,630 Howey · 2,334#14,401 Hoye · 1,998#28,469 How · 891#36,342 Hoe · 663#79,808 Hooe · 257#89,848 Hohe · 221#131,120 Howa · 135

Also a first name

As a first name, Howe ranks #52,133 of 53,615, with 109 people. See Howe as a first name

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