How common is the surname Howle?

1,278 people in the United States had the surname Howle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,585 Americans. It ranked 20,697th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Howle most common?

Wikidata records people named Howle in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Howle getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,309 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,278 in 2010, down 2.4%.

The surname Howle

A surname, carried by 1,278 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Howle is more common than 87.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,278 people named Howle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 241,585 Americans. That is down 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,309.

#20,697

rank among US surnames

1,278

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-2.4%

change since 2000 (was #19,187)

Who is named Howle

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

96% of people named Howle identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Howles

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Billy Howle
British actor, born 1989

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Howle

Howle has the Soundex code H400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H400.

Questions

How common is the surname Howle?: 1,278 people in the United States had the surname Howle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,585 Americans. It ranked 20,697th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Howle?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Howle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Howle?: Billy Howle, British actor.
Where is the surname Howle most common?: Wikidata records people named Howle in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Howle getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,309 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,278 in 2010, down 2.4%.