Howie is a

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

locational surname A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,

medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the West ...

estate in

Ayrshire Ayrshire (, ) is a Counties of Scotland, historic county and registration county, in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. The lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area of Ayrshire and Arran covers the entirety ...

, southwest Scotland. While its ancient name is known as "The lands of How", its exact location is lost to time. The word "How", predating

written history Recorded history or written history describes the historical events that have been recorded in a written form or other documented communication which are subsequently evaluated by historians using the historical method. For broader world his ...

, appears to originate from the ancient

Kingdom of Strathclyde Strathclyde (, "valley of the River Clyde, Clyde"), also known as Cumbria, was a Celtic Britons, Brittonic kingdom in northern Britain during the Scotland in the Middle Ages, Middle Ages. It comprised parts of what is now southern Scotland an ...

as a locational description of a "hollow" (deep valley). The alternative spelling of Howie is Howey. The oldest public record of the surname dates to 1526 in the town of

Brechin Brechin (; ) is a town and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. Traditionally Brechin was described as a city because of its cathedral and its status as the seat of a pre-Scottish Reformation, Reformation Roman Catholic diocese (which contin ...

. People with the surname or its variant include:

Howie

Al Howie Arthur "Al" Howie (September 16, 1945 – June 21, 2016) was a Canadian long-distance runner who won more than fifty marathons, ultramarathons, and multiday races in over two decades, including the 1991 Trans Canada Highway run (7295 kilometers) i ...

(1945–2016), Canadian athlete * Alison Howie (born 1991), Scottish field hockey player *

Archibald Howie Archibald "Archie" Howie (born 8 March 1934) is a British physicist and Emeritus Professor at the University of Cambridge, known for his pioneering work on the interpretation of transmission electron microscope images of crystals. Born in 19 ...

(born 1934), British physicist * Fanny Howie (1868–1916), New Zealand singer and composer * Forbes Howie (1920–2000), Scottish businessman * George Howie (1899–1979), American racecar driver * Gillian Howie, British philosopher * Gordon Howie (born 1949), American politician * Hugh Howie (1924–1958), Scottish footballer * James Howie (disambiguation) *

John Howie (biographer) John Howie (14 November 1735 – 5 January 1793) was a Scottish biographer. His best known work was ''Biographia Scoticana'', first published in 1775, which is often called ''The Scots Worthies''. It deals with Christians and particularly Presby ...

(1735–1793), Scottish biographer * John Howie (businessman) (1833–1895), Scottish businessman * John Mackintosh Howie (1936–2011), Scottish mathematician * Robert Howie (disambiguation) * Thomas D. Howie (1908–1944), American army officer *

Thomas W. Howie Thomas Wyllie Howie, JP (8 April 1856 – 18 July 1927) was a Scottish captain of industry. Background Howie was born in Riccarton, Ayrshire, on 8 April 1856, to Robert and Bethia (Wyllie) Howie, into a wealthy industrial family who had been ac ...

(1856–1927), Scottish businessman *

William Howie, Baron Howie of Troon William Howie, Baron Howie of Troon (2 March 1924 – 26 May 2018), known as Will Howie, was a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP). Howie was elected to the House of Commons at a 1963 by-election in the Luton const ...

(1924–2018), British politician

Howey

Benjamin Franklin Howey Benjamin Franklin Howey (March 17, 1828 – February 6, 1893) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1883 to 1885 ...

(1828–1895), American politician *

Hugh Howey Hugh C. Howey (born 1975) is an American writer, known best for the science fiction series ''Silo'', part of which he published independently through Amazon.com's Kindle Direct Publishing system. Although he has since signed distribution deals w ...

(born 1975), American author *

Kate Howey Kate Louise Howey (born 31 May 1973 in Andover, Hampshire, England) is a former elite British judoka. She remains the only British woman to have won two Olympic judo medals (silver at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, and bronze at the 1992 Olympic ...

(born 1973), British judoka *

Lee Howey Lee Matthew Howey (born 1 April 1969) is an English former footballer who played primarily as a defender. Howey began his career at Bishop Auckland, before moving to Sunderland where he spent the majority of his career. He later player for Bu ...

(born 1969), English footballer *

Peter Howey Peter Howey (born 23 January 1958) is an English former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Newport County, Scarborough & Frickley Athletic Frickley Athletic Football Club is a football club based in South Elmsall, ...

(born 1958), English footballer *

Steve Howey (actor) Steven Michael Robert Howey (born July 12, 1977) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles as Van Montgomery on The WB/The CW sitcom television series '' Reba'', Kevin Ball on the Showtime series '' Shameless'' and Dan ...

(born 1977), American actor *

Steve Howey (footballer) Steven Norman Howey (born 26 October 1971) is an English football coach, former professional footballer and sports radio presenter. As a player, he was a centre back who notably played in the Premier League for Newcastle United, Manchester City, ...

(born 1971), English footballer * William John Howey (1876–1938), American developer, grower and politician ** SEC v. W. J. Howey Co., United States Supreme Court case

Fictional characters

*Howie Hardy, a composer and musician in the 1987-1996 animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series *Sergeant Neil Howie of the West Highland Constabulary, the mainland policeman who visits an isolated

Hebridean The Hebrides ( ; , ; ) are the largest archipelago in the United Kingdom, off the west coast of the Scottish mainland. The islands fall into two main groups, based on their proximity to the mainland: the Inner and Outer Hebrides. These isla ...

island in search of a missing girl in the 1973 film ''

The Wicker Man ''The Wicker Man'' is a 1973 British folk horror film directed by Robin Hardy (film director), Robin Hardy and starring Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt and Christopher Lee. The screenplay is by Anthony Shaffer (writer ...

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