Holborrow Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Holborrow 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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Holborrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Holborrow 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

Holborrow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Holborrow is found most frequently in Australia. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holborrow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Holborrow is mostly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Holborrow are found; 67 percent are found in Australasia and 67 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Holborrow is most frequently held in Australia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 13,497,850. In Australia Holborrow is most frequent in: New South Wales, where 100 percent live. Excluding Australia it is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent live.

Holborrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Holborrow has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holborow94473/
Halborow822/
Cholbarov675/
Alborov632,228/
Cholbarova636/
Cholburova631/
Olbarov631/
Alborova592,038/
Golbarov5913/
Alboroev593/
Chalbarov5618/
Golbarova565/
Chalburov564/
Chalbarova5317/
Chalburova538/
Khalbarova532/
Albarov5020/
Alberov5012/
Alburov503/
Elbarov501/

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