# Howells

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #43,696

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A village in Colfax County, Nebraska, United States.
3. A hamlet in the town of Wallkill, Orange County, New York, United States.

## Etymology
From the given name Howell + patronymic suffix -s.

## Easily confused with
- **howls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howells-vs-howls)
- **hells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hells-vs-howells)
- **Howell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/howell-vs-howells)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hhowells`, `hoewlls`, `howellss`, `howels`, `howelsl`, `howlels`, `howwells`, `hwoells`, `ohwells`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/howells