How common is the surname Howington?

2,303 people in the United States had the surname Howington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,062 Americans. It ranked 13,255th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Howington most common?

Wikidata records people named Howington in the United States.

Is the surname Howington getting more or less common?

More common. 2,285 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,303 in 2010, up 0.8%.

The surname Howington

A surname, carried by 2,303 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H523

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Howington is more common than 91.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,303 people named Howington in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 134,062 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,285.

#13,255

rank among US surnames

2,303

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+0.8%

change since 2000 (was #12,458)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,246	Yousef	2,305	133,946
#13,251	Amey	2,304	134,004
#13,255	Blackledge	2,303	134,062
#13,259	Hershman	2,302	134,121
#13,263	Franko	2,301	134,179
#13,264	Paull	2,300	134,237

Who is named Howington

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

87% of people named Howington identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.2%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Howingtons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Linda Howard
American writer, born 1950

Questions

How common is the surname Howington?: 2,303 people in the United States had the surname Howington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,062 Americans. It ranked 13,255th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Howington?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Howington identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Howington?: Linda Howard, American writer.
Where is the surname Howington most common?: Wikidata records people named Howington in the United States.
Is the surname Howington getting more or less common?: More common. 2,285 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,303 in 2010, up 0.8%.