Howarth
Howarth is a surname of Anglo-Saxon origin, most commonly found among families originating in the English counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire, especially around the towns of Rochdale and Haworth. It is found in a variety of different interrelated spellings, including Haworth and Howorth, and derives from one of two meanings, hoh-worth, meaning settlement on a small hill, and haga-worth, settlement surrounded by a hawthorn hedge. The first recorded use of the surname in its current spelling is from 1616; earlier varieties are found as far back as Robert de Hawrth in 1200.[1] Other historical spellings of the name include Hearwarthe and Huarth.[2]
People with the surname Howarth
In politics
- Alan Howarth, Baron Howarth of Newport (born 1944), English politician
- David Howarth (born 1958), English academic and politician
- George Howarth (born 1949), English politician
- Gerald Howarth (born 1947), English politician
- Harry Howarth (1916–1969), English politician
- Robert Howarth (born 1927), English politician
- Valerie Howarth, Baroness Howarth of Breckland (born 1940), English politician
In sport
- Chris Howarth (born 1986), English association footballer
- Geoff Howarth (born 1951), New Zealand cricketer
- Hedley Howarth (1943–2008), New Zealand cricketer
- Jack Howarth (footballer), (born 1945), English association footballer
- Jerry Howarth (born 1946), American-Canadian sports broadcaster
- John Howarth (born 1945), English cricketer
- Russell Howarth (born 1982), English association footballer
- Shane Howarth (born 1968), New Zealand-Welsh rugby union player
- Stuart Howarth (born 1990), English rugby league player
In music
- Elgar Howarth (born 1935), English composer and conductor
- Peter Howarth (born 1960), English musician
- Tod Howarth (born 1957), American musician
Other
- Brian Howarth, computer game programmer
- David Armine Howarth (1912–1991), British naval historian and author
- F. M. Howarth (1864–1908), American cartoonist
- Frank Howarth (born 1951), Australian public servant
- Jack Howarth (actor), (1896–1984), English television actor
- Matt Howarth, American comic book author
- Roger Howarth (born 1968), American television actor
- Stephen Howarth (born 1981), English artist and poet
- William Howarth (born 1940), American author
Other uses
- Howarth Glacier, in Antarctica
- Howarth of London, musical instrument manufacturers
- Howarthia, a genus of butterfly
See also
References
- ↑ Howarth", Surname Database, retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "Haworth - Howarth", Haworth Association of America, retrieved 14 August 2014.
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