How common is the surname Howland?

8,675 people in the United States had the surname Howland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,590 Americans. It ranked 4,092nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Howland?

Olin Howland, American actor (1886–1959), followed by Beth Howland.

Where is the surname Howland most common?

Wikidata records people named Howland in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Howland getting more or less common?

More common. 8,661 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,675 in 2010, up 0.2%.

The surname Howland

A surname, carried by 8,675 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H453

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Howland is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,675 people named Howland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,590 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 8,661.

#4,092

rank among US surnames

8,675

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+0.2%

change since 2000 (was #3,760)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,084	Testa	8,694	35,512
#4,085	Tennant	8,693	35,517
#4,086	Santoyo	8,692	35,521
#4,087	Peterman	8,690	35,529
#4,088	Clapp	8,689	35,533
#4,089	Pannell	8,687	35,541
#4,090	Keel	8,682	35,562

Who is named Howland

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

92% of people named Howland identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Howlands

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Olin Howland
American actor (1886–1959)
Beth Howland
American musical theatre and television actress (1941–2015)
Emily Howland
American philanthropist, 1827–1929
Chris Howland
British broadcaster (1928-2013)
Benjamin Howland
American politician (1755–1821)
Jobyna Howland
American actress (1880-1936)

Notable Howlands come mostly from the United States (5) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Howland

Howland has the Soundex code H453, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H453.

Questions

How common is the surname Howland?: 8,675 people in the United States had the surname Howland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,590 Americans. It ranked 4,092nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Howland?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Howland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Howland?: Olin Howland, American actor (1886–1959), followed by Beth Howland.
Where is the surname Howland most common?: Wikidata records people named Howland in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Howland getting more or less common?: More common. 8,661 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,675 in 2010, up 0.2%.