# Howey (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/howey/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,480 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,500 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 124,494 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.5% (2,328 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From a Middle English diminutive form of Hugh.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Howey in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Howey in the United States.

## People named Howey

- Steve Howey, American actor
- Hugh Howey, American fiction writer (born 1975)
- Brianne Howey, American actress

## Similar surnames

Howe, Howie, Ho, Hoey, Hoye, Hoe, Hu, Hay, Ha, He, Huey, Hoy.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.