Holbrooks Surname

258,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Holbrooks Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Holbrook (stream in a deep ravine), the name of several places in England.

Holbrooks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5091:240,19822,966
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3931:127,78312,315

Holbrooks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Holbrook (stream in a deep ravine), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Holbrooks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Holbrooks occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Holbrooks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holbrooks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 258,244th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,781,854 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Holbrooks live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Holbrooks is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,509 people, or 1 in 240,198. In The United States Holbrooks is primarily concentrated in: South Carolina, where 29 percent reside, Georgia, where 19 percent reside and North Carolina, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Holbrooks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Holbrooks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Holbrooks surname rose 384 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Holbrooks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Holbrooks last name are 39.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 86.3% being registered to vote for the political party.

Holbrooks earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.59% less than the national average, earning $35,558 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hollbrooks952/
Holbroks946/
Halbrooks89766/
Helbrooks892/
Haulbrooks8442/
Hallbrooks8416/
Halbrooksd841/
Albrooks825/
Elbrooks820/
Holbruks820/
Allbrooks7890/
Halvrooks781/
Aslbrooks781/
Elbraks636/
Hulbrox630/
Halbrux500/

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