# Howlett (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/howlett/  
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) | 5,364 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,355 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 57,559 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.4% (5,139 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Hollett |

## Etymology

From a Middle English diminutive of Hugh.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Howlett 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) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Howlett in the United Kingdom.

## People named Howlett

- Ben Howlett, British Conservative MP (born 1986)

## Similar surnames

Holt, Hallett, Hulett, Hewlett, Holte, Holliday, Held, Holiday, Holladay, Halliday, Heald, Hilt.

## 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.