How common is the surname Howlett?

5,364 people in the United States had the surname Howlett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,559 Americans. It ranked 6,355th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Howlett?

Ben Howlett, British Conservative MP (born 1986).

Where is the surname Howlett most common?

Wikidata records people named Howlett in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Howlett getting more or less common?

More common. 5,139 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,364 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Howlett

An English patronymic surname, carried by 5,364 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H430

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Howlett is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

English origin

From a Middle English diminutive of Hugh.

Howlett 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 5,364 people named Howlett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,559 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,139.

#6,355

rank among US surnames

5,364

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #6,138)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,351	Carruthers	5,367	57,527
#6,352	Brewington	5,366	57,537
#6,353	Kreider	5,365	57,548
#6,355	Howlett	5,364	57,559

Who is named Howlett

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

83% of people named Howlett identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Howletts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ben Howlett
British Conservative MP (born 1986)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Hollett

Surnames that sound like Howlett

Howlett has the Soundex code H430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H430.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Howlett come from?: From a Middle English diminutive of Hugh.
How common is the surname Howlett?: 5,364 people in the United States had the surname Howlett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,559 Americans. It ranked 6,355th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Howlett?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Howlett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Howlett?: Ben Howlett, British Conservative MP (born 1986).
Where is the surname Howlett most common?: Wikidata records people named Howlett in the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Howlett?: Howlett is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Howlett getting more or less common?: More common. 5,139 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,364 in 2010, up 4.4%.
What are other spellings of Howlett?: Hollett.