Holbury Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

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

Holbury Surname Definition:

(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.

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Holbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:11,326,842445,236
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985

Holbury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Holbury Last Name Facts

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

The surname Holbury is most common in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Holbury? popularity and diffusion

The surname Holbury is the 3,485,539th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Holbury is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Holbury reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States Holbury is most frequent in: Michigan, where 38 percent live, Nevada, where 22 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live.

Holbury Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Holbury last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Holbury earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.22% more than the national average, earning $51,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olbury921/
Holbura86250/
Holbură865/
Hulbury860/
Golbury860/
Cholburi801/
Albury777,989/
Elbury7737/
Olbory771/
Allbury71162/
Albuery7168/
Husselbury7161/
Ahlbory7134/
Alburey7130/
Aulbury7117/
Halbura7115/
Alboury7115/
Alburry712/
Hasselbury711/
Choolburra711/
Holbora711/
Albuhry711/
Alburay711/
Eulbury710/
Khalburi67251/
Allbeury6774/
Halburgi6714/
Elbouray674/
Hulburge674/
Atlebury673/
Alhboury671/
Hallbhurgey671/
Halburje671/
Oulboure671/
Alburayh671/

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