Surname Checker / Howe
How Common Is the Last Name Howe?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Howe today
46,797
Ranked #820 of 162,254 published surnames · 14.33 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 42,265 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
90.62%
Black
3.18%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.99%
Hispanic
2.1%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.