Holberry Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Holberry Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Aldbury', a parish in the the Diocese of St. Albans. The aspirate presents no difficulty.

John de Holebury, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh Holdebury, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

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Holberry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2131:261,58720,867
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810

Holberry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Aldbury', a parish in the the Diocese of St. Albans. The aspirate presents no difficulty.

John de Holebury, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh Holdebury, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to 1 Holborough (Kent, &c.) 2 Holbury, (Hants, &c.) [the first element is (a) the Old English hol, a hollow. (b) for the Old English pers. name Hold(a (a Hugh Holdebury occurs in the Bucks Hundred Rolls); the second element is (a) Old English beorg, a hill, (b) Old English burg, a stronghold (now often confused in English place-names]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Holberry Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Holberry Come From? nationality or country of origin

Holberry is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Holberry click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holberry? popularity and diffusion

Holberry is the 1,098,270th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Holberry are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 213 people, or 1 in 261,587. In England Holberry is mostly found in: West Yorkshire, where 22 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 14 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 13 percent live. Besides England this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Holberry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Holberry has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 232 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hollberry941/
Holbery9352/
Olberry930/
Holberey882/
Ahlberry880/
Halberry880/
Golberry880/
Olbery8614/
Hallberry821/
Hullberry820/
Elberry802,591/
Alberry80624/
Golbery8083/
Halbery8016/
Holbera803/
Helbery801/
Hulbery801/
Holbere800/
Ahlbery800/
Allberry75289/
Aelberry7532/
Hallbery7519/
Galberry7512/
Houlbere7511/
Aulberry753/
Holberet751/
Golverry751/
Jahlbery750/
Hellbery750/
Hasselberry740/
Elbery711,675/
Albery711,074/
Olbera71566/
Olvery7193/
Allberrey716/
Olbory711/
Elbhery672,412/
Albhery67244/
Elberri67216/
Oulberj67204/
Albarry67201/
Alberer67144/
Allbery67121/
Olbeyra6751/
Alberzy6746/
Alberre6738/
Ahlbory6734/
Alberyd6723/
Olbeira6718/
Elbeery6710/
Attleberry679/
Golbere677/
Holvera676/
Olverra672/
Albiery672/
Elbarry672/
Helbere672/
Alberri672/
Olberio672/
Alberra672/
Halvery671/
Ahlbere671/
Olberit671/
Alborry671/
Alberyo671/
Albirry671/
Golberi671/
Attelberry671/
Halbere671/
Olberea671/
Olbeera671/
Helbory670/
Huttelbery670/
Aulbery670/

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