How Many People Have the Last Name Howell?
people had the surname Howell in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,633 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+2,407 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Howell (79.5%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 15.1%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Howell ranks #199. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Howell grew from 109,634 people in 2000 to 112,041 in 2010 (up 2.2%), and its rank fell from #249 to #272. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 40.64 to 37.98 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 109,634 | 112,041 |
| Rank | #249 | #272 |
| Per 100,000 people | 40.64 | 37.98 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Howell
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Howell: H400
👤 Howell as a First Name
Howell is a first name too: about 1,326 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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