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There are approximately 5,306 people named Howie in the UK. That makes it the 1,987th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 84 are named Howie.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


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The Howie surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

HOWIE. Supposed to be a corruption of the Fr. surname Hauy : another derivation is from the Scot. Jiowe a hollow.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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