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Howard
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Discussion of the name
Howard is a Continental Germanic masculine name comprising the elements hôh ‘high’ and wart ‘guard, watcher’ (Forssner 1916: 154; von Feilitzen 1937: 292).Bibliography
Forssner 1916: Thorvald Forssner, Continental-Germanic Personal Names in England in Old and Middle English Times (Uppsala, 1916)von Feilitzen 1937: Olof von Feilitzen, The Pre-Conquest Personal Names of Domesday Book, Nomina Germanica 3 (Uppsala: Almqvist and Wiksells, 1937)
Forms of the name
Spellings in Domesday Book: Houard, Huardus, houart et VlsiusForms in modern scholarship:
von Feilitzen head forms: Howard
Phillimore edition: Howard
Alecto edition: Howard
Distribution map of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
List of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
Holder 1066
| Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 Subtenant | Fiscal Value | 1066 Value | 1086 Value | Conf. | Show on Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex | 5,7 | Navestock | Houard | Howard 'of Navestock' | - | Maurice, bishop of London | unnamed canons of St Paul's, London | 2.58 | 5.00 | 5.00 | B | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
Subtenant in 1086
| Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 Subtenant | Fiscal Value | 1066 Value | 1086 Value | Conf. | Show on Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertfordshire | 33,15 | Bengeo | - | Thorkil 'of Bengeo' | Esgar the staller | Geoffrey de Mandeville | Howard 'of Bengeo' | 3.25 | 4.00 | 2.25 | - | Map |
| Leicestershire | 13,32 | Peatling [Parva] | Huardus | - | - | Hugh de Grandmesnil | Howard 'of Peatling' | 3.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Leicestershire | 13,33 | Shearsby | Huardus | - | - | Hugh de Grandmesnil | Howard 'of Peatling' | 1.00 | 0.20 | 0.25 | - | Map |
| Leicestershire | 13,52 | Stoughton | - | - | - | Hugh de Grandmesnil | Howard 'of Peatling' | 2.00 | 0.40 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Leicestershire | 13,74 | Newbold [Verdon] | Huardus | - | - | Hugh de Grandmesnil | Howard 'of Peatling' | 2.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 1,111 | Bungay | houart | Padda 'of Brampton' | - | William, king | Howard de Vernon | 0.25 | 0.50 | 0.40 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 9,2 | Market Weston | - | Ælfric 'of Blakenham' | - | William d'Écouis | Howard de Vernon | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 9,2 | Ixworth Thorpe | - | Ælfric 'of Ixworth Thorpe' | - | William d'Écouis | Howard de Vernon | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 24,5 | Lus Hill | Huardus | Beorhtric 'of Lus Hill' | - | Edward of Salisbury | Howard 'of Lus Hill' | 6.00 | 5.00 | 6.00 | - | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||