Howe

• As an English surname, from Middle English hoʒe (“steep ridge”), a late variant of hōge, dative case of Old English hoh (“hock, heel”), with likely influence from Old Norse haugr (“hill”).
• Also as an English surname, variant of Hugh, pronounced to rhyme with how.
• As a Norwegian surname, Americanized from Hove, from the dative singular of Old Norse hof (“place of worship”).
• As an Irish surname, variant of Haugh; also a variant of Hoey.
• As a Chinese surname, variant romanization of 侯, see also Hou.
• Also as a Chinese surname, possibly from Cantonese form of the names 豪 (háo), 浩, and 昊 (hào).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /haʊ/

Howe (countable and uncountable, plural Howes)

1. An English topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived by a small hill.
2. A small village and civil parish (without a council) in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM2799). ^[1]
3. A small village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE3580). ^[2]
4. A scattered settlement in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND3061). ^[3]
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Butte County, Idaho.
   2. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in LaGrange County, Indiana.
   3. A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
   4. An unincorporated community in Nemaha County, Nebraska.
   5. A town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma.
   6. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
   7. A town in Grayson County, Texas.
   8. Three townships, in Pennsylvania (2), and North Dakota, listed under Howe Township.

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