Holbrow Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Holbrow 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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Holbrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2811:198,28517,371
Canada961:383,80834,152
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Wales61:515,75523,171
Botswana41:546,73222,624
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2221:109,79910,786
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Holbrow 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

Holbrow Last Name Facts

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

Holbrow occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Holbrow? popularity and diffusion

Holbrow is the 650,013th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,672,142 people. The last name Holbrow is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Holbrow are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 281 people, or 1 in 198,285. In England Holbrow is most numerous in: Surrey, where 11 percent reside, Cambridgeshire, where 10 percent reside and Somerset, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Holbrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Holbrow has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Holbrow surname grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 269 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Holbrow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Holbrow surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Holbrow last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Holbrow earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 95.54% more than the national average, earning $84,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.23% less than the national average, earning $49,074 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holbrowe930/
Helbrow8621/
Halbrow865/
Holbraw860/
Albrow77575/
Elbrow77175/
Albrov623/
Albrof621/
Elbrof621/
Albrawe579/
Elbroff572/
Albroof571/
Albhrawe531/

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