HOWARD is ranked as the 77th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 278,337.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 87.29 people named HOWARD for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a last name 43% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named HOWARD is
300,897, the rank is 70
and the proportion per 100k Americans named HOWARD is 94.45.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
HOWARD is
66.8% White,
1.5% Hispanic origin,
28.7% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.7% Two or More Races,
and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name HOWARD have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name HOWARD is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name HOWARD
The state with the most people named
HOWARD is
Texas where
25,748 people have this name.
Kentucky is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named HOWARD, as
230.28 in every 100,000
Kentuckians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Kentucky is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Wisconsin
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name HOWARD
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
10,232
79.44
100.0%
Indiana
8,017
121.53
99.9%
Iowa
2,024
65.13
99.8%
Kansas
3,031
104.37
99.9%
Michigan
8,791
88.71
100.0%
Minnesota
2,364
43.32
99.9%
Missouri
3,902
130.33
99.7%
Nebraska
1,176
62.51
99.7%
North Dakota
306
41.32
98.8%
Ohio
13,261
114.38
100.0%
South Dakota
460
53.9
99.4%
Wisconsin
2,329
40.44
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name HOWARD
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
573
77.83
99.4%
Arizona
4,975
73.91
99.9%
California
23,614
60.86
100.0%
Colorado
4,052
75.65
99.9%
Hawaii
602
42.41
99.5%
Idaho
2,007
122.77
99.9%
Montana
737
72.04
99.7%
Nevada
2,330
82.05
99.9%
New Mexico
1,290
61.87
99.5%
Oregon
3,536
89.07
99.9%
Utah
2,435
82.73
99.7%
Washington
5,916
83.78
99.9%
Wyoming
392
67.05
99.3%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name HOWARD
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
2,383
66.26
99.9%
Maine
1,263
94.96
99.6%
Massachusetts
4,634
68.7
99.9%
New Hampshire
1,402
105.63
99.8%
New Jersey
5,369
60.06
99.9%
New York
11,203
56.73
100.0%
Pennsylvania
6,677
52.21
99.9%
Rhode Island
665
63.06
99.5%
Vermont
639
101.98
99.8%
South States
State stats for the first name HOWARD
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have HOWARD as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named HOWARD.
The most popular full name is James HOWARD.
2.04% of all the people named HOWARD
have this given name.
There are 5979 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name HOWARD