Holborn Surname

294,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Holborn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Holborn,' one of the divisions of London.

Holborn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4691:118,80212,073
United States2621:1,383,43195,756
Canada2151:171,37517,189
Australia1111:243,20522,593
Wales691:44,8484,288
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2701:90,2799,372
Scotland361:103,9785,126
Wales41:392,10412,338
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Holborn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Holborn,' one of the divisions of London.

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

(English) belonging to Holborn (London), Holburn (Northumb. &c.) = the Brook in the Hollow [Old English hol, a hollow + burne, a stream]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A portion of London.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Holborn Last Name Facts

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

Holborn occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Holborn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holborn? popularity and diffusion

Holborn is the 294,108th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,614,442 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Holborn live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 469 people, or 1 in 118,802. In England Holborn is most frequent in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 11 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Barring England it is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

Holborn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Holborn has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 672 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,725 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 53 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Holborn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Holborn last name are 2.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.79% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Holborn earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 34.14% more than the national average, earning R 318,756 per year; in United States they earn 2.24% more than the national average, earning $44,117 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.05% less than the national average, earning $49,659 CAD per year.

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