Hold Surname
Approximately 3,168 people bear this surname
Hold Surname Definition:
A fortress, or any thing held out.
Hold Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 802 | 1:10,618 | 1,446 |
| Germany | 705 | 1:114,192 | 14,065 |
| United States | 594 | 1:610,200 | 49,533 |
| England | 339 | 1:164,360 | 15,274 |
| Australia | 173 | 1:156,045 | 16,383 |
| Switzerland | 122 | 1:67,319 | 8,149 |
| Ukraine | 70 | 1:650,324 | 69,671 |
| Denmark | 66 | 1:85,526 | 8,263 |
| Wales | 43 | 1:71,966 | 6,223 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Poland | 30 | 1:1,266,958 | 80,461 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Liberia | 27 | 1:163,279 | 11,522 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 209 | 1:116,629 | 11,248 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 209 | 1:240,281 | 20,076 |
The alternate forms: Höld (412) are calculated separately.
Hold (88) may also be a first name.
Hold Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A fortress, or any thing held out.
Hold Demographics
Average Hold Salary in
United States
$48,402 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hold Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hold Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hold is borne by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Höld. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hold? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hold is the 140,793rd most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,300,362 people. The last name Hold occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Hold are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Hold is also the 1,017,994th most frequent first name in the world, held by 88 people.
The last name Hold is most numerous in Austria, where it is carried by 802 people, or 1 in 10,618. In Austria Hold is primarily concentrated in: Styria, where 41 percent live, Vienna, where 25 percent live and Lower Austria, where 21 percent live. Besides Austria it is found in 59 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.
Hold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hold has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hold last name grew 284 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 162 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hold Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Hold are 15.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.62% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hold earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 51.8% more than the national average, earning R 360,732 per year; in United States they earn 12.17% more than the national average, earning $48,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.39% more than the national average, earning $54,845 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Höld | 92 | 412 | / |
| Holdt | 89 | 1,927 | / |
| Holds | 89 | 1,298 | / |
| Hould | 89 | 951 | / |
| Holdø | 89 | 65 | / |
| Hoeld | 89 | 56 | / |
| Chold | 89 | 22 | / |
| Khold | 89 | 5 | / |
| Hoyld | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hoold | 89 | 0 | / |
| Holdz | 89 | 0 | / |
| Old | 86 | 8,887 | / |
| Hol | 86 | 7,327 | / |
| Hoeldt | 80 | 59 | / |
| Hoyled | 80 | 14 | / |
| Khould | 80 | 10 | / |
| Hoglid | 80 | 5 | / |
| Houlds | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoseld | 80 | 1 | / |
| Holdte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Choldt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Chol | 75 | 318,899 | / |
| Holt | 75 | 168,012 | / |
| Gold | 75 | 73,423 | / |
| Held | 75 | 48,433 | / |
| Hole | 75 | 30,607 | / |
| Ould | 75 | 22,696 | / |
| Holl | 75 | 16,276 | / |
| Hohl | 75 | 11,901 | / |
| Olds | 75 | 11,618 | / |
| Hoil | 75 | 7,605 | / |
| Hald | 75 | 5,182 | / |
| Houl | 75 | 4,191 | / |
| Khol | 75 | 2,685 | / |
| Hool | 75 | 831 | / |
| Holp | 75 | 692 | / |
| Oldt | 75 | 372 | / |
| Huld | 75 | 247 | / |
| Hoyl | 75 | 130 | / |
| Holø | 75 | 73 | / |
| Hoël | 75 | 24 | / |
| Holh | 75 | 21 | / |
| Huol | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hosl | 75 | 9 | / |
| Jold | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hotl | 75 | 6 | / |
| Șold | 75 | 5 | / |
| Oeld | 75 | 5 | / |
| Oild | 75 | 3 | / |
| Oldz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ohld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uold | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoíl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oldh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ojld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Osld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uhld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khoiled | 73 | 1,010 | / |
| Holdová | 73 | 48 | / |
| Holdova | 73 | 18 | / |
| Høholdt | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hosseld | 73 | 2 | / |
| Holdsch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Houseld | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoseldt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Choulds | 73 | 0 | / |
| Chuol | 67 | 244,838 | / |
| Gould | 67 | 97,489 | / |
| Choul | 67 | 31,393 | / |
| Houle | 67 | 29,850 | / |
| Hoyle | 67 | 24,533 | / |
| Ol | 67 | 16,409 | / |
| Khald | 67 | 9,506 | / |
| Heldt | 67 | 8,964 | / |
| Chole | 67 | 8,261 | / |
| Khole | 67 | 7,225 | / |
| Holle | 67 | 7,032 | / |
| Holte | 67 | 5,073 | / |
| Hoole | 67 | 4,161 | / |
| Goold | 67 | 3,501 | / |
| Hoult | 67 | 3,348 | / |
| Holth | 67 | 1,230 | / |
| Holts | 67 | 1,209 | / |
| Hoile | 67 | 913 | / |
| Hotel | 67 | 822 | / |
| Hohlt | 67 | 706 | / |
| Oulds | 67 | 439 | / |
| Kholl | 67 | 344 | / |
| Goldt | 67 | 256 | / |
| Holpp | 67 | 227 | / |
| Huldt | 67 | 225 | / |
| Khoul | 67 | 197 | / |
| Hosel | 67 | 193 | / |
| Hoşel | 67 | 161 | / |
| Hoisl | 67 | 143 | / |
| Hoolt | 67 | 123 | / |
| Kholt | 67 | 122 | / |
| Hoelt | 67 | 105 | / |
| Huolt | 67 | 83 | / |
| Cholt | 67 | 75 | / |
| Hosle | 67 | 72 | / |
| Højholdt | 67 | 72 | / |
| Holcz | 67 | 72 | / |
| Cholp | 67 | 59 | / |
| Chool | 67 | 58 | / |
| Haldt | 67 | 44 | / |
| Houll | 67 | 39 | / |
| Houël | 67 | 31 | / |
| Chald | 67 | 30 | / |
| Hoill | 67 | 27 | / |
| Choll | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hottl | 67 | 27 | / |
| Choil | 67 | 23 | / |
| Hosil | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hohul | 67 | 22 | / |
| Khoil | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hollt | 67 | 17 | / |
| Choël | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ouldt | 67 | 12 | / |
| Golld | 67 | 11 | / |
| Khool | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jould | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khuld | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chhol | 67 | 7 | / |
| Holtt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Holht | 67 | 7 | / |
| Holhe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hauld | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chuld | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hogli | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goild | 67 | 3 | / |
| Helld | 67 | 3 | / |
| Halld | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hoyll | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hgolt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Holtp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chotl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goldd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Halds | 67 | 2 | / |
| Øholt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Choyl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heldh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khoyl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Housl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hollh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjoul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoschild | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoslt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goyld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahald | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houseltd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kholh | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Old | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chohl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiled | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hotil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oldsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oteld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joltd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoytl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holhz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huole | 67 | 0 | / |
| Holll | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heuld | 67 | 0 | / |
| Joldt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Olldt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hooll | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oldts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oolds | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heeld | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hojle | 67 | 0 | / |
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Hold Reference & Research
Holt DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Holt FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hold
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