Howell

English

Etymology

From Welsh Hywel. Doublet of Huell and Powell.

Pronunciation

1. (General American) IPA^(key): /haʊ(w)əɫ/

Proper noun

Howell (countable and uncountable, plural Howells)

1. (countable) A male given name from Welsh.
2. (countable) A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name.
3. A placename:
   1. A city, the county seat of Livingston County, Michigan, United States.
   2. An unincorporated community in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States.
   3. A small town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.
   4. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Howell Township.
   5. A hamlet near Heckington, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England.
   6. Ellipsis of Howell County.

Derived terms

• County of Howell
• Howell County
• Howellian
• Howell movement
• Howells

 

Related terms

• Powell
• Powells

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Howell is the 272^nd 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.

Anagrams

• oh well, oh, well, wholle