How common is the surname Howser?

1,744 people in the United States had the surname Howser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 177,033 Americans. It ranked 16,475th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Howser?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Howser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Howser?

Huell Howser, American television personality (1945-2013).

Where is the surname Howser most common?

Wikidata records people named Howser in the United States.

Is the surname Howser getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,838 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,744 in 2010, down 5.1%.

The surname Howser

A surname, carried by 1,744 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Howser is more common than 89.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,744 people named Howser in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 177,033 Americans. That is down 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,838.

#16,475

rank among US surnames

1,744

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-5.1%

change since 2000 (was #14,809)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,470	Denker	1,745	176,932
#16,475	Lacher	1,744	177,033
#16,481	Chess	1,743	177,135

Who is named Howser

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

93% of people named Howser identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%

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 Howsers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Huell Howser
American television personality (1945-2013)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Howser

Howser has the Soundex code H260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H260.

Questions

How common is the surname Howser?: 1,744 people in the United States had the surname Howser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 177,033 Americans. It ranked 16,475th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Howser?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Howser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Howser?: Huell Howser, American television personality (1945-2013).
Where is the surname Howser most common?: Wikidata records people named Howser in the United States.
Is the surname Howser getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,838 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,744 in 2010, down 5.1%.