Howle

Howle Meaning & Origin

About Howle
The surname Howle is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "holh" or "hoh," meaning "a hollow or a depression in the ground." It is a topographic surname given to someone who lived near a hollow or a low-lying area. The name Howle signifies the geographical features of the ancestral home of the original bearer.

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📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Howle: 1,278
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 20,697
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.43

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Howle 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 Howle is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HL
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AW1 AH0 L
🌐 IPA
/haʊəl/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H400

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Howle in Braille

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

The name Howle in braille

How to sign the name Howle using Sign Language

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

The name Howle in sign language

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