Last Name HOWITT

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Hugh, from s=diminutive Hugh-et, Hew-et, or How-et.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish, Zimbabwean

Rank 36,860 (2000 US census) 56,622 (1990 US census)
Count 571 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.05%, or 537 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.98%, or 17 total occurrences, as black,
  • 1.58%, or 9 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 0.88%, or 5 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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