How common is the surname Howerton?

6,516 people in the United States had the surname Howerton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,383 Americans. It ranked 5,342nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Howerton?

Glenn Howerton, American actor, followed by Jill Latiano.

Where is the surname Howerton most common?

Wikidata records people named Howerton in the United States.

Is the surname Howerton getting more or less common?

More common. 6,486 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,516 in 2010, up 0.5%.

The surname Howerton

A surname, carried by 6,516 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Howerton is more common than 96.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,516 people named Howerton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,383 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 6,486.

#5,342

rank among US surnames

6,516

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

+0.5%

change since 2000 (was #4,971)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,338	Buell	6,522	47,339
#5,339	Bias	6,518	47,368
#5,340	Emanuel	6,517	47,375
#5,342	Howerton	6,516	47,383

Who is named Howerton

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Howerton identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Howertons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Glenn Howerton
American actor, born 1976
Jill Latiano
American actress, model, dancer and television personality, born 1981

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Howerton

Horton

Howerton has the Soundex code H635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H635.

Questions

How common is the surname Howerton?: 6,516 people in the United States had the surname Howerton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,383 Americans. It ranked 5,342nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Howerton?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Howerton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Howerton?: Glenn Howerton, American actor, followed by Jill Latiano.
Where is the surname Howerton most common?: Wikidata records people named Howerton in the United States.
Is the surname Howerton getting more or less common?: More common. 6,486 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,516 in 2010, up 0.5%.