Howell
English
Etymology
From Welsh Hywel. Doublet of Huell and Powell.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /haʊ(w)əɫ/
Proper noun
Howell (countable and uncountable, plural Howells)
- (countable) A male given name from Welsh.
- (countable) A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name.
- A placename:
- A city, the county seat of Livingston County, Michigan, United States.
- An unincorporated community in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States.
- A small town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Howell Township.
- A hamlet in Asgarby and Howell parish, north of Heckington, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1346).
- Ellipsis of Howell County.
Derived terms
- Asgarby and Howell
- County of Howell
- Howell County
- Howellian
- Howell movement
- Howells
Related terms
- Powell
- Powells
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Howell is the 272nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 112,041 individuals. Howell is most common among White (79.5%) and Black/African American (15.1%) individuals.