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Hower Name Meaning
Probably an Americanized spelling of German Hauer. This is a
common name in PA.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Hower Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Hower families
 120 - 238  41 - 119 |
 1 - 40  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Hower families
|
59 - 115 20 - 58 |
1 - 19 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Hower census records
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Hower Family Origin
Hower Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Hower
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Hower Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Hower census records
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Hower Civil War Service Records
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