Tour Scotland photograph of the James Howie gravestone in the graveyard cemetery in Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland. Died 3rd November, 1839, aged 78. Howie is a Scottish locational surname derived from a medieval estate in Scotland's south west county of Ayrshire. While its ancient name is known as " The lands of How ", its exact location is lost in time. The word " How ", predating written history, appears to originate from the ancient Kingdom of Strathclyde as a locational description of a " hollow " or deep valley. The alternate spelling of Howie is " Howey ". The oldest public record of the surname dates to 1526 in the town of Brechin in Angus.
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