Howitt

Howitt
This name has two possible origins. The first being topographic from the Olde English 'Hiewett' - which translates as 'a place where trees have been cut down'. Hence, the surname may be interpreted as 'one dwelling in a cleared place suitable for agriculture'. The second suggestion is that the name is baptisimal 'the son of Hugh', from the diminutives of the name Hugh-et or How-et. Hugh itself deriving from Hugo is an Olde Germanic name meaning 'heart' or 'soul'. It was brought to Britian by the Normans and gained in popularity in the 14th Century due to St. Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Roger Huet or Huiet. which was dated 1182 The Pipe Rolls of Devonshire. during the reign of Henry 11 nickname The Builder 1154 - 1189. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Howitt — As A Surname Can Man Gay Howitt could refer to:* Howitt Hall a hall of residence at Monash University, Australia. * Mount Howitt a mountain in the Alpine National Park, Victoria, Australia. * Alfred William Howitt an Australian anthropologist and …   Wikipedia

  • Howitt — ist der Name von Alfred Howitt (1830–1908), australischer Geologe, Anthropologe und Naturforscher Mary Howitt (1799−1888), englische Schriftstellerin Peter Howitt (* 1957), britischer Schauspieler, Regisseur und Drehbuchautor William Howitt… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Howitt — (spr. Hauitt), 1) William, geb. 1795 zu Heanor in Derbyshire. aus einer Quäkerfamilie, studirte Naturwissenschaft u. Philosophie, ließ sich in Nottingham als Apotheker nieder, beschäftigte sich aber fortwährend literarisch; obgleich in Nottingham …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Howitt — (Hauitt), William, ein engl. Quäker, geb. 1795 zu Heanor in der Grafschaft Derby, machte als Apotheker zu Nottingham schlechte Geschäfte, bessere aber, indem er mit seiner Frau, einer geb. Mary Botham, seit 1822 Vieles dichtete u. schrieb. Seine… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Howitt — (spr. hau ĭt), William, engl. Schriftsteller, geb. 18. Dez. 1792 zu Heanor in Derbyshire aus einer Quäkerfamilie, gest. 3. März 1879 in Rom, verheiratete sich nach unvollendeten Studien 1823 mit M. Botham, die unter dem Namen Mary H. schrieb (s.… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Howitt — (spr. hauĭt), William und Mary, engl. Schriftstellerpaar; William H., geb. 18. Dez. 1792 zu Heanor (Derbyshire), Quäker, seit 1821 mit Mary Botham (geb. 12. März 1799, gest. 30. Jan. 1888 in Rom) verheiratet, gest. 3. März 1879 in Rom; schrieben… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • HOWITT, Alfred William (1830-1908) — explorer, geologist and anthropologist was born at Nottingham, England, on 17 April 1830. His father, William Howitt (1792 1879), wrote many volumes of poetry, history, fiction and miscellaneous writings, and was well known in his day. In 1852 he …   Dictionary of Australian Biography

  • Howitt, Mary and William — (1792 1888)    • Mary, 1799 1888    Mary Botham was born in Coleford, Gloucestershire, to a Quaker family and was educated at home.    She married William Howitt in 1821 and lived in Staffordshire, where they began a career of joint authorship.… …   British and Irish poets

  • HOWITT, WILLIAM —    a miscellaneous writer, who, with his equally talented wife, MARY HOWITT (1799 1888) (née Botham), did much to popularise the rural life of England, born, a Quaker s son, at Heanor, Derbyshire; served his time as a carpenter, but soon drifted… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Howitt, Mary —    See Howitt, William …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • Howitt, William — (1792 1879), Howitt, Mary (Botham) (1799 1888)    Miscellaneous writers. William H. was b. at Heanor, Derbyshire, and was apprenticed to a builder; Mary was b. at Coleford, Gloucestershire; they m. in 1821, and settled at Hanley, where they… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

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