Holdcroft Surname

179,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Holdcroft Surname Definition:

For Holcroft, q.v.

Holdcroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5301:36,4174,772
United States4391:825,64763,294
Australia1111:243,20522,593
South Africa731:742,16051,964
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
Ireland521:90,5575,084
Canada451:818,79163,991
Wales311:99,8247,946
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6771:36,0054,688
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Holdcroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Holcroft, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Holdcroft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Holdcroft is found most frequently in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holdcroft? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 179,972nd most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,076,212 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Holdcroft are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Holdcroft is most frequent in England, where it is held by 1,530 people, or 1 in 36,417. In England it is most common in: Staffordshire, where 53 percent are found, West Midlands, where 10 percent are found and Cheshire, where 7 percent are found. Barring England Holdcroft occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Holdcroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Holdcroft has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Holdcroft surname grew 226 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 844 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 141 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Holdcroft Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (73%) in Ireland.

In The United States Holdcroft are 13.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.19% being registered with the political party.

The amount Holdcroft earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 133.23% more than the national average, earning R 554,244 per year; in United States they earn 1.89% more than the national average, earning $43,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.99% more than the national average, earning $51,170 CAD per year.

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