Howd

Howd Meaning & Origin

About Howd
The surname Howd is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Houd," which itself is a variant of the name "Hood." The name Hood was a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive hood or head covering, or it could have been a topographical name for someone who lived near a hood-shaped hill or a place called "Hood." Overall, the surname Howd signifies a person who was associated with a hood or lived in a place named after a hood.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Howd is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Howd: 297
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 66,553
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Howd based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Howd is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HT
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AW1 D
🌐 IPA
/howd*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H300

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Howd in Braille

Here's how to represent Howd in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Howd in braille

How to sign the name Howd using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Howd using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Howd in sign language

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