Howard

== English == === Etymology === Medieval personal name from Middle English Howard, Howarde, from Old Norse Hávarðr, from hár (“high”) + varðr (“guard”). In some cases a variant of Heward, from Old French Huard. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhaʊɚd/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhaʊəd/ Hyphenation: How‧ard === Proper noun === Howard (countable and uncountable, plural Howards) A surname originating as a patronymic. A male given name from the Germanic languages, transferred back from the surname. Short form: Howie. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Fremont County, Colorado. A neighbourhood of Kendall, Miami-Dade County, Florida. An unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Parke County, Indiana. A small city, the county seat of Elk County, Kansas. An unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi. A town in Steuben County, New York. A township and census-designated place therein, in Knox County, Ohio. A borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania. A neighbourhood of Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island. A small city, the county seat of Miner County, South Dakota. A village in Brown County and Outagamie County, Wisconsin, named after Benjamin Howard. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, also named after Benjamin Howard. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Howard Township. A rural town in Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. (US) Ellipsis of Howard University. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Howard is the 75th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 264,826 individuals. Howard is most common among White (64.31%) and Black (29.49%) individuals. === References === == Middle English == === Alternative forms === Howarde === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Norse Hávarðr, from hár (“high”) + varðr (“guard”). === Proper noun === Howard a surname originating as a patronymic, equivalent to English Howard ==== Descendants ==== English: Howard