Howland is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alfred Cornelius Howland, American painterBen Howland, American college basketball coachBenjamin Howland, a United States Senator from Rhode IslandBeth Howland (1941-2015), American stage and television actressChris Howland (1928–2013), British radio and television presenterDavid Howland, Northern Irish footballerEliza Howland, American author and the wife of Union Army officer Joseph HowlandJason Howland, American composerJohn Howland, a Mayflower passenger and early settler in the United StatesJoseph Howland, an American Civil War veteran who later served as New York State TreasurerOliver Aiken Howland, a Toronto lawyer and political figure in the 19th centuryWilliam Bailey Howland, editor of OutlookWilliam Goldwin Carrington Howland, a lawyer, judge, and Chief Justice of OntarioWilliam Holmes Howland, mayor of Toronto from 1886 to 1887William Pearce Howland, second Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, from 1868 to 1873