How common is the surname Howie?

4,676 people in the United States had the surname Howie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 66,028 Americans. It ranked 7,153rd of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Howie?

Howie is /ˈhaʊ.i/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Howie getting more or less common?

More common. 4,510 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,676 in 2010, up 3.7%.

Is Howie also a first name?

Yes. Howie is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Howie

An English patronymic surname, carried by 4,676 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhaʊ.i/ 2 syllables Soundex H000 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Howie is more common than 95.6% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Howard + -ie.

Howie is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,676 people named Howie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 66,028 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,510.

#7,153

rank among US surnames

4,676

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #6,871)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,145	Weng	4,680	65,971
#7,148	Toribio	4,679	65,985
#7,151	Barta	4,678	65,999
#7,153	Bang	4,676	66,028
#7,155	Sain	4,675	66,042
#7,157	Enciso	4,674	66,056
#7,160	Nasser	4,673	66,070

Who is named Howie

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

79% of people named Howie identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Howie

Howie has the Soundex code H000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H000.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Howie come from?: From Howard + -ie.
How common is the surname Howie?: 4,676 people in the United States had the surname Howie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 66,028 Americans. It ranked 7,153rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Howie?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Howie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Howie?: Howie is /ˈhaʊ.i/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Howie?: Howie is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Howie getting more or less common?: More common. 4,510 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,676 in 2010, up 3.7%.
Is Howie also a first name?: Yes. Howie is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.