Holborow Surname

642,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Holborow 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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Holborow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1781:313,02323,520
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Australia861:313,90427,145
Wales311:99,8247,946
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1541:158,28213,752

Holborow 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

Holborow is a name that was well represented in Boxwell last century: there were two surgeons of the name of Holbrow, one at Newington Bagpath, and the other at Minchin Hampton, early in the same century (Bigl.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Holborow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Holborow is found most frequently in England. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Holborow.

How Common Is The Last Name Holborow? popularity and diffusion

Holborow is the 642,034th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 15,407,074 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Holborow live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 313,023. In England it is mostly found in: Wiltshire, where 29 percent are found, Greater London, where 12 percent are found and Oxfordshire, where 8 percent are found. Barring England this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 18 percent are found.

Holborow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Holborow has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Holborow surname expanded 116 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Holborow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Holborow surname are 4.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.61% registered with the party.

Holborow earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.8% less than the national average, earning $40,648 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holborrow943/
Halborow882/
Cholbarov715/
Alborov672,228/
Cholbarova676/
Cholburova671/
Olbarov671/
Alborova632,038/
Golbarov6313/
Alboroev633/
Chalbarov5918/
Golbarova595/
Chalburov594/
Chalbarova5617/
Chalburova568/
Khalbarova562/
Albarov5320/
Alberov5312/
Alburov533/
Elbarov531/
Albarova5026/
Alburova505/
Alburouf501/
Halvarov501/

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