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Howard name meaning

First Name
347k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
265k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Howard mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Howard

User Submitted Origins

English
68%
American
25%
German
4%
Norwegian
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Howard is of Fiction origin and means "strong fighter".
  2. According to a user from the United States, the name Howard is of Norwegian origin and means "Sword bearer".
  3. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Howard means "Hedge guard".
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  1. Queen of England as the fifth wife of Henry VIII who was accused of adultery and executed (1520-1542)
    Synonyms: catherine howard
  2. English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
    Synonyms: leslie howard and leslie howard stainer
Wiktionary

Medieval personal name from Old Norse Hávarðr, from hár (“high”) + varðr (“guard”). In some cases a variant of Heward, from Old French Huard.

  1. A patronymic surname​.
  2. A male given name from the Germanic languages, transferred back from the surname. Short form: Howie.
  3. A small city, the county seat of Elk County, Kansas, United States.
  4. A small city, the county seat of Miner County, South Dakota, United States.
  5. Howard University.
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Notable Persons Named Howard

Notable Persons Named Howard

Howard Hughes

Howard Hughes was a chairman, ceo of summa corporation, founder of the howard hughes corporation, founder of the hughes aircraft company, founder, benefactor of the howard hughes medical institute, summa corporation, howard hughes corporation, hughes aircraft company, howard. He was most prominent from 1926 to 1976. Howard was given the name Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. by his parents Howard R. Hughes and Sr. on December 24th, 1905 in Humble, Texas, U.S. He breathed his last breath on April 5th, 1976.

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H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft was a dark fantasy, gothic fiction, horror fiction, science fiction, and weird fiction writer. His most notable accomplishments were from 1917 to 1937. H. was given the name Howard Phillips Lovecraft on August 20th, 1890 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. He breathed his last breath on March 15th, 1937.

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Howard Stern

Howard Stern is a radio and television personality, producer, author, actor, photographer, radio, and television personality. He has been prominent since 1975. Howard was given the name Howard Allan Stern on January 12th, 1954 in Queens.

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Howard Schultz

Howard Schultz is a chairman, ceo of starbucks, starbucks, and ceo ofstarbucks. Howard was given the name Howard D. Schultz on July 19th, 1953 in Brooklyn.

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Howie Mandel

Howie Mandel is an observational comedy and improvisational theatre comedian. Howie was given the name Howard Michael Mandel on November 29th, 1955 in Toronto.

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Anton LaVey

Anton LaVey was a priest, author, musician, list of occultists, circus, carnival, hypnosis, psychic detective, occultist, circus performer, carnivalhypnotist, and psychic investigator. Anton was given the name Howard Stanton Levey on April 11th, 1930 in Chicago. He died on October 29th, 1997.

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  • Howard Carter
    Scientist
  • Duane Allman
    Musician
  • Andy Williams
    Musician
  • Howard Dean
    Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee
  • Anne Rice
    Novelist
  • Howard Zinn
    Historian
  • Howard Shore
    Composer
  • Howard Graham Buffett
  • Howie Dorough
    Singer-songwriter
  • Howard Gardner
    Scientist
  • Howard Jones
    Musician
  • Howard Keel
    Actor/singer
  • Howard Cosell
    Journalist
  • Howard Hesseman
    Actor

Notable Persons With the Last Name Howard

Notable Persons With the Last Name Howard

Ron Howard

Ron Howard is an actor, director, producer, and film producer. He has been prominent since 1959. Ron was given the name Ronald William Howard by his parents Jean Speegle Howard and Rance Howard on March 1st, 1954 in Duncan, Oklahoma, U.S.

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Bryce Dallas Howard

Bryce Dallas Howard is an actress, director, and film director. She has had major accomplishments since 1989. Bryce was born as the child of Ron Howard on March 2nd, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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Dwight Howard

Dwight Howard is a basketball player for the Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic, and Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association. His ongoing career started in 2004. Dwight was born on December 8th, 1985 in Atlanta.

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Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard is an actor, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He was most active from 1992 to present. Terrence was given the name Terrence Dashon Howard on March 11th, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

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Catherine Howard

She was most prominent from 1540 to 1541. Catherine was born as the child of Lord Edmund Howard and Joyce Culpeper in Lambeth. She died on February 13th, 1542.

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Curly Howard

Curly Howard was an actor and comedian. He was most active from 1918 to 1947. Curly was given the name Jerome Lester Horwitz on October 22nd, 1903 in New York, U.S. Curly is also known as Jerry Howard. He breathed his last breath on January 18th, 1952.

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Common last names for Howard

Common first names for Howard

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Howard U.S.
█  White 64.31% 64.26%
█  African American 29.49% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.50% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.87% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 2.46% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 2.37% 16.26%

Of Last Name Howard

People with the last name Howard are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Howard

  • What name lists does Howard rank for?
    #95Most Popular Boy Names
    #6 Last Name First Names
    #13Old-Fashioned Boy Names
  • How Popular is the name Howard? Howard is the 205th most popular name of all time. As a last name Howard was the 75th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Howard have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 347,022 babies born with the first name Howard in the United States. That's more than enough people named Howard to occupy the country of Iceland with an estimated population of 320,060 (as of April 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Howard? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 357 new born babies.
  • When was Howard first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Howard is Sunday, December 18th, 1808.
  • What year had the most people named Howard born? The highest recorded use of the first name Howard was in 1921 with a total of 7,713 babies. That's a lot of babies named Howard!
  • Random Howard Factoid: According to the 1915 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Howard ranks 21st in popularity as a baby boy's name in South Dakota. Imagine that, 52 babies in South Dakota have the same name in 1915.
  • Weird things about the name Howard: The name spelled backwards is Drawoh. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Rowadh. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Howard? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 264,826 people with the last name Howard.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Howard? Howard was ranked as the 75th most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!
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