How common is the last name Howell?

107,414 people in the United States have the last name Howell, about 1 in 2,783. It ranks #286 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HOWELL

#286

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
107,414
About
1 in 2,783
This common or more
26.1%
Who bears it

Of the 107,414 people with the last name Howell, 76.3% reported their origin as White, 14.9% as Black and 4.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Howell

#284 Gilbert · 108,832#285 Espinoza · 108,031#287 Mccoy · 107,288#288 Hanson · 106,689

Spelled almost the same

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

#59,889 Hoell · 364#71,105 Howel · 296

Also a first name

As a first name, Howell ranks #8,649 of 53,615, with 1,667 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1920, with 93 births. See Howell as a first name

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