<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Other names </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Variant (s) </Th> <Td> Howerd, Heward, and Huard </Td> </Tr> <P> Howard is a common English language surname . Its origins are unclear . One theory is that it derived from the Norman - French personal name "Huard" or "Heward" adapting after the Norman Conquest of 1066 . Another theory is that its origin may be pre 7th century Germanic from the personal name "Hughard" (prefix hug, meaning "heart" / "spirit"; suffix hard, meaning "hardy" / "brave"). Yet another theory is that the surname derived from the Anglo - Scandinavian personal name "Haward" (prefix ha, meaning "high"; suffix varthr, meaning "guardian"). The first public record of the surname is dated 1221 in Cambridgeshire . There are several variant surname spellings . </P> <P> People with the surname Howard include: </P>

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