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Howard
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Middle English
Medieval personal name from Middle English Howard, Howarde, from Old Norse Hávarðr, from hár (“high”) + varðr (“guard”). In some cases a variant of Heward, from Old French Huard.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
Popularity by Country
Howard
Rank #70
Frequency
254,779 people (94.45 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 66.83% Hispanic 1.55% Black 28.69% Asian/PI 0.38% Native Am. 0.82% Two+ 1.74%
Howard
Rank #615
Frequency
0.09% of population
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
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