Howell (name)

Howell
Language(s)	Welsh
Origin
Meaning	"The Sun"; "high, exalted"
Region of origin	Wales
Other names
Variant form(s)	Hoel, Howells, Howel, Howle Hugh, Hywel
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Howell is a surname (family name or last name) originating from Wales. It is not a particularly common name among those of Welsh ancestry, as it is an Anglicized form of the Welsh name Hywel. It originates in a dynasty of kings in Wales and Brittany in the 9th and 10th century, and three Welsh royal houses of that time onwards. The Tudor Royal house of England was also descended from them. See also: Powell (surname), and Welsh surnames.

The name Howell may refer to many people:

A

Ada Verdun Howell (1902–1981), Australian author and poet
Albert Howell, Canadian comedian and poet
Albert Howell (cricketer) (1898–1958), English cricketer
Algie Howell (born 1938), American Democratic politician
Alice Howell (1886–1961), American silent movie actress
Anthony Howell (actor) (born 1971), British TV actor
Anthony Howell (performance artist) (born 1945), British performance artist
Arlene Howell (born 1935), American TV actress
Arthur H. Howell (1872–1940), American zoologist

B

Bailey Howell (born 1937), American basketball player
Becket K. Howell (1840 - 1882), American naval officer on CSS Alabama ^[2]
Benny Howell (born 1988), English cricketer
Benjamin Franklin Howell (1844–1933), American Republican politician
Benjamin Hunting Howell (1875–unknown), American rower
Beryl A. Howell (born 1956), American judge
Bill Howell (American football) (1905–1981), American football player
Bill Howell (cricketer) (1869–1940), Australian cricketer
Blue Howell (1905-1964), American football player
Buddy Howell (born 1996), American football player

C

C. Thomas Howell (born 1966), American actor
Carla Howell (born 1955), American Libertarian politician
Cedric Howell (1896–1919), Australian fighter pilot
Charles Howell (British politician) (1905–1974), British Labour politician and member of Parliament
Charles Howell III (born 1979), American golfer
Charles Andrew Howell III (born 1930), American businessman
Charles Augustus Howell (1840–1890), British-Portuguese art dealer
Charles Henry Howell (c. 1824–1905), British architect
Charles R. Howell (1904–1973), American politician and member of the House of Representatives
Charmaine Howell (born 1975), Jamaican athlete
Christopher Howell (born c. 1946), American poet
Christopher Howell (cricketer) (born 1977), English cricketer
Clarence Howell (1881–1936), American chess master
Clark Howell (1863–1936), American newspaper man and politician
Clement Howell (1935–1987), Turks and Caicos politician
Colin Howell (born 1959), Northern Irish murderer

D

Daedalus Howell (born 1972), American writer
Daniel Howell (born 1991), British vlogger and BBC Radio 1 presenter
David Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford (born 1936), British Conservative politician
David Howell (British Army officer), British barrister and officer
David Howell (chess player) (born 1990), British chess grandmaster
David Howell (priest) (1831–1903), British clergyman
David Howell (footballer) (born 1958), English footballer
David Howell (golfer) (born 1975), English golfer
David Howell (jurist) (1747–1824), American jurist
David Howell (rugby league) (born 1983), Australian rugby league player
Dean Howell (born 1980), English footballer
Deborah Howell (1941–2010), American journalist
Delles Howell (born 1948), American football player
Denis Howell, Baron Howell (1923–1998), British Labour politician
Dixie Howell (1912–1971), American football player
Dixie Howell (catcher) (1920–1990), American baseball player
Dixie Howell (pitcher) (1920–1960), American baseball player
Dorothy Howell (composer) (1898–1982), British composer and pianist
Dorothy Howell (screenwriter), (1899–1971), American screenwriter

E

Edward Howell (disambiguation)
Edwin C. Howell (1860–1907), American whist and chess player
Edwin E. Howell (1845–1911), American geologist and cartographer
Elias Howell (1792–1844), American politician
Evan Howell (1839–1905), American politician, early telegraph operator and officer in the Confederate Army

F

Frances Schumann Howell (1905–1994), American artist
Francis Howell (1625–1679), Principal of Jesus College, Oxford
Francis Clark Howell (1925–2007), American anthropologist

G

Gareth Howell (born 1981), Welsh racing driver
Gary Howell (West Virginia politician) (born 1966), member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
Gary Howell (Michigan politician), member of the Michigan House of Representatives
George Evan Howell (1905–1980), American Republican politician
George Howell (entrepreneur) (born 1945), American entrepreneur
George Howell (Pennsylvania politician) (1859–1913), American Republican politician
George Howell (trade unionist) (1833–1911), British politician and trade unionist
George Howell (soldier) (1893–1964), Australian soldier
George Howell Kidder (1925–2009), American lawyer
Gerran Howell (born 1991), Welsh actor
Gillian Howell (1927–2000), British architect
Graham Howell (born 1951), English footballer
Gwynne Howell (born 1938), British opera singer

H

Hannah Howell (born 1950), American romance novelist
Harry Howell (baseball) (1876–1956), American baseball player
Harry Howell (cricketer) (1890–1932), English cricketer and footballer
Harry Howell (ice hockey) (born 1932), Canadian ice hockey player
Henry Howell (1920–1997), American Democratic politician
Henry Howell (Mormon) (1828–1896), British-American settler
Horatio Stockton Howell (1820–1963), American chaplain

I

Ian Howell (born 1958), South African cricketer and umpire

J

Jack Howell (baseball) (born 1961), American baseball player
Jack Howell (footballer) (1924–1994), Australian rules football player
Jack Howell (swimmer) (1899–unknown), American swimmer
Jack P. Howell (1895–unknown), Australian rules football player
James Howell (disambiguation), several people
Jamie Howell (born 1977), English footballer
Janet Howell (born 1944), American Democratic politician
Jay Howell (born 1955), American baseball player
Jennifer Howell, Canadian-American voice actor
Jeremiah B. Howell (1771–1822), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
Jim Lee Howell (1914–1995), American football player
Joe Howell, American songwriter
John Howell (defensive back) (born 1978), American football player
John Howell (halfback) (1915–unknown), American football player
John Howell (politician) (born 1955), British Conservative politician
John Adams Howell (1840–1918), American naval officer
John Cummings Howell (1819–1892), American naval officer
John H. Howell, American officer
John McDade Howell (born 1922), American professor
John Thomas Howell (1903–1994), American botanist
John White Howell (1857–1937), American electrical engineer
Joseph Howell (1857–1918), American Republican politician
Joshua B. Howell (1806–1864), American officer
J. P. Howell (born 1983), American baseball player

K

Kathleen Howell, American engineer
Ken Howell (born 1960), American baseball player

L

Lane Howell (born 1941), American football player
Larry Howell, American mechanical engineer
Laura Howell, British comic book artist
Lenzie Howell (1967–2020), American basketball player
Leonard Howell (1898–1981), Jamaican religious figure, founder of Rastafari movement
Leonard Howell (footballer) (1848–1895), English footballer
Lis Howell (born 1951), British journalist
Llorne Howell (born 1972), New Zealand cricketer
Lottice Howell (1897–1982), American singer and actress
Luke Howell (born 1994), Australian film actor

M

Margaret Howell (born 1946), British fashion designer
Mark Howell (born 1952), American musician
Markus Howell (born 1975), Canadian football player
Mary Howell (1932–1998), American physician and psychologist
Matilda Howell (1859–1938), American archer
Max Howell (1921–2012), Australian rules footballer
Max Howell (educator) (1927–2014), Australian educator and rugby union player
Mike Howell (born 1943), former American footballer
Morton B. Howell (1834–1909), American politician
Myfanwy Howell, Welsh broadcaster

N

Nancy R. Howell (born c. 1955), American educator
Nathaniel W. Howell (1770–1851), American Federalist politician
Neville Howell, Australian rower
Nick Howell (born 1986), American football player

P

Pat Howell (born 1957), American football player
Pat Howell (baseball) (born 1968), American baseball player
Paul Howell (disambiguation)
Peg Leg Howell (1888–1966), American blues singer and guitarist
Peter Howell (musician) (born c. 1948), British musician and composer
Peter Howell (actor) (1919–2015), British actor
Peter Howell (historian) (born 1941), British historian

R

Rab Howell (1869–1937), British footballer
Ralph Howell (1923–2008), British Conservative politician
Red Howell (1909–1950), American baseball player
Richard Howell (1754–1802), American politician; governor of New Jersey from 1794 to 1802
Richard Howell (basketball) (born 1990), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Richard Howell (comics), American comic book creator
Richard Howell (cricketer) (born 1982), English cricketer
Richard Howell (swimmer) (1903–1967), American swimmer
Rob Howell, British costume and set designer
Robert B. Howell (1864–1933), American Republican politician
Rod Howell (born 1975), American dancer
Roger Howell Jr. (1936–1989), American professor
Roland Howell (1892–1973), American baseball player
Ron Howell (Canadian sportsman) (1935–1992), Canadian football and ice hockey player
Ron Howell (footballer, born 1949), English footballer
Ron Howell (Australian footballer) (1919–2015), Australian rules footballer
Rosemary Jessamyn Howell, Australian lawyer and academic
Roy Howell (born 1953), American baseball player
Rufus K. Howell (1820–1890), Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
Russ Howell, American skateboarder

S

Scott Howell (disambiguation)

T

Thomas Howell (bishop) (1588–1650), British clergyman
Thomas Howell (poet), British poet
Thomas Bayly Howell (1767–1815), English lawyer and writer who lent his name to Howell's State Trials
Thomas J. Howell (botanist) (1842–1912), American botanist
Tommy Howell, rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s

V

Valma Howell (1896–1979), Australian artist
Varina Howell (1826–1906), First Lady of the Confederate States of America; wife of CSA President Jefferson Davis
Verdun Howell (born 1936), Australian rules footballer
David Koresh (born Vernon Howell) (1959–1993), American leader of Branch Davidians religious sect

W

Walter Howell (born 1929), Australian rower
Wayne Howell (1921–1993), American voice-over announcer
William Howell (rugby player) (1863–unknown), Welsh rugby union player
William Henry Howell (1860–1945), American physiologist
William J. Howell (born 1943), American Republican politician
William R. Howell, American businessman
William Roe Howell (1846–1890), American photographer
William Thompson Howell (1810–1870), American jurist and politician
W. Nathaniel Howell (born 1939), U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait, 1987–1991

Y

Yvonne Howell (1905–2010), American actress

Z

Zach Howell, American student politician

King of Wales

Howell the Good (ca. 880?–950)

Howell as a given name

Howell Appling Jr. (1919–2002), American businessman and Republican politician
Howell Binkley, American lighting designer
Howell Cheney (1870–1957), American businessman
Howell Cobb (1815–1868), American political figure
Howell Cobb (born 1772) (1772–1818), American politician
Howell Cobb (judge) (1922–2005), American judge
Howell Davies (1851–1932), British Liberal politician
Howell Davies (rugby), Welsh rugby player
Howell Davis (c. 1690–1719), British pirate
Howell de Francis, Welsh rugby league player
Howell M. Estes II (1914–2007), American general
Howell M. Estes III (born 1941), American general
Howell M. Forgy, USN chaplain
Howell Glynne (1906–1969), British opera singer
Howell Arthur Gwynne (1865–1950), British newspaper editor
Howell Hansel (1860–1917), American film director
Howell Harris (academic), British history professor
Howell Heflin (1921–2005), American Democratic politician
Howell Hollis, American golf coach
Howell Edmunds Jackson (1832–1895), American jurist and politician
Howell Jones (1882–1908), Welsh rugby union player
Howell Lewis (1888–1971), Welsh rugby union player
Howell Elvet Lewis (1860–1953), Welsh poet and hymn-writer
Howell W. Melton (born 1923), American judge
Howell W. Melton Jr. (born 1951), American lawyer
Howell Oakdeane Morrison (1888–1984), American musician
Howell Peacock (1889–1962), American basketball coach
Howell Peregrine (1938–2007), British mathematician
Howell Raines (born 1943), former Executive Editor of the New York Times
Howell Tong (born 1944), Hong Kong statistician
Howell Arthur John Witt (1920–1998), Australian clergyman

Others named Howell

Samuel Howell Ashbridge (1848–1906), American Republican politician
John Howell Collier (1900–1974), American general
Harrison Howell Dodge (1852–1937), American curator
The Edge (real name David Howell Evans) (born 1961), British-Irish musician
Patricia Gibson-Howell (born 1966), British actress
Richard Howell Gleaves (1819–1907), American politician
Rees Howell Gronow (1794–1865), British soldier
Robert Howell Hall (1921–1995), American judge
John Howell Morrison (composer) (born 1956), American composer
William Howell Pegram (1846–1928), American chemist
David Howell Petraeus (born 1952), American general & CIA director
Walter Rice Howell Powell (1819–1889), British politician
Luis Howell-Rivero, Cuban biologist
Dorothy Howell Rodham (born 1919), American political matriarch
Frank Howell Seay (born 1938), American judge
Cedric Howell Swanton (1899–1970), Australian psychiatrist
William Howell Arthur Thomas (1895–1979), Canadian Progressive Conservative politician
Crawford Howell Toy (1836–1919), American scholar
Anderson Howell Walters (1862–1927), American Republican politician

Fictional characters

Brutus "Brutal" Howell, prison guard played by David Morse in The Green Mile
Claire Howell, prison guard played by Kristin Rohde on TV's Oz
Thurston Howell III, millionaire played by Jim Backus on TV's Gilligan's Island
Lovey Howell, wife of Thurston, played by Natalie Schafer on Gilligan's Island
Elliot Howell III, fictional Hindenburg passenger credited to Colby Chester in the eponymous film
Howell Jenkins, an alter ego of Wizard Howl in the fantasy trilogy Howl's Moving Castle
Carl Howell, a dentist in the TV series Glee, played by John Stamos

Legendary King of Brittany

Hoel, whose name is sometimes spelled as Howel

References

^ "Howell Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2014
^ "Captain Beckett K. Howell C.S. Marine Corps, C.S.S. Alabama". Marshall University. Retrieved 2019-11-11.