How (surname)

How is an English surname, derived either from a contraction of Howe, or from various place names such as How, Cumbria. It may also be a variant spelling of the Chinese surname Hao. Notable people with the surname include:

Bradford How, Canadian video jockey
Charles T. How, American real-estate developer
Henry How, British-Canadian chemist, geologist and mineralogist
James Eads How, American hobo organizer
Jamie How, New Zealand cricketer
Jane How, English actress
Martin How, British composer and organist
Richard How, Australian rugby union player
Walter How, English sailor
William Walsham How, English bishop of Wakefield