HOWELL is ranked as the 244th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 133,601.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 41.9 people named HOWELL for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named HOWELL is
129,470, the rank is 249
and the proportion per 100k Americans named HOWELL is 40.64.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
HOWELL is
81.3% White,
1.6% Hispanic origin,
14.5% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 0.7% 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 HOWELL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name HOWELL is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name HOWELL
The state with the most people named
HOWELL is
Texas where
12,060 people have this name.
Mississippi is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named HOWELL, as
120.12 in every 100,000
Mississippians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Mississippi 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
Vermont
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name HOWELL
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
3,431
26.64
99.8%
Indiana
3,127
47.4
99.8%
Iowa
849
27.32
99.5%
Kansas
1,371
47.22
99.6%
Michigan
3,218
32.47
99.9%
Minnesota
652
11.94
99.3%
Missouri
3,596
120.12
99.7%
Nebraska
650
34.57
99.4%
North Dakota
96
13.05
93.5%
Ohio
5,882
50.73
99.9%
South Dakota
248
29.02
98.4%
Wisconsin
761
13.21
99.4%
West States
State stats for the first name HOWELL
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
159
21.62
96.7%
Arizona
1,954
29.03
99.7%
California
9,753
25.13
99.9%
Colorado
1,796
33.54
99.7%
Hawaii
277
19.51
98.5%
Idaho
1,390
85.03
99.7%
Montana
314
30.66
98.9%
Nevada
880
31.01
99.5%
New Mexico
758
36.37
99.1%
Oregon
1,790
45.09
99.7%
Utah
1,631
55.44
99.5%
Washington
2,639
37.38
99.8%
Wyoming
270
46.29
98.8%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name HOWELL
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
751
20.89
99.4%
Maine
285
21.44
96.8%
Massachusetts
1,374
20.38
99.4%
New Hampshire
271
20.42
97.8%
New Jersey
2,491
27.87
99.8%
New York
4,208
21.31
99.8%
Pennsylvania
3,207
25.08
99.8%
Rhode Island
146
13.82
96.2%
Vermont
51
8.13
92.8%
South States
State stats for the first name HOWELL
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have HOWELL 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 HOWELL.
The most popular full name is James HOWELL.
1.99% of all the people named HOWELL
have this given name.
There are 3760 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name HOWELL