Howick Family History
Howick Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Howick Farm in Lodsworth (Sussex) Howick Farm in Rudgwick (Sussex) or less probably Howick (Northumberland). The Sussex placenames derive from Old English hōh ‘heel spur of land’ + wīc ‘dwelling specialized farmstead’ while the Northumberland placename comes from an uncertain first element + Old English wīc.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022