About the How Surname

Behind the How surname stands Howe, an English name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. The family name meaning is “Dweller by a mound”, the same as for Howe.

• How drops the “e” of Howe, a shortening that clerks often made.
• The same family of names includes Howes.
• The 2010 census count for How in the United States was 789, good for rank 29,793.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named How, so the heraldry linked to Howe is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete How report, with a museum-style coat of arms.