Holden Surname

6,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86,942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Holden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Holden.' This surname has spread all over the English-speaking world. Holden was an estate in the parish of Haslingden, Lancashire A family of that name early sprang from the place.

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Holden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States45,3851:7,986945
England23,3251:2,389307
Australia6,2641:4,310622
Canada4,4441:8,2911,224
New Zealand1,4271:3,173478
Ireland1,2661:3,720645
Scotland8211:6,5211,024
Norway7101:7,243738
Northern Ireland5461:3,379664
Wales4661:6,641735
South Africa3561:152,18517,237
France2451:271,11341,730
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Germany1261:638,93250,304
Spain1261:371,04820,817
Thailand1041:679,215113,538
Denmark941:60,0506,090
Indonesia681:1,944,841122,869
Bahamas651:6,027567
Sweden621:158,81911,058
Japan561:2,282,93429,427
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
Mexico471:2,640,98321,548
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Guyana411:18,5912,383
Isle of Man411:2,093405
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Jamaica321:89,6863,941
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
China171:80,430,6804,441
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Hong Kong131:564,2683,428
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
India91:85,229,487684,495
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Ghana51:5,404,13815,377
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Angola21:13,494,60711,780
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Sri Lanka21:10,404,28018,448
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belize11:355,4743,977
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8571:5,169866
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England16,1521:1,509185
Scotland1911:19,5981,973
Wales661:23,7641,369
Isle of Man331:1,645214
Jersey151:3,459578
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,8951:5,075637

The alternate forms: Hólden (1) are calculated separately.

Holden (3,045) may also be a first name.

Holden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Holden.' This surname has spread all over the English-speaking world. Holden was an estate in the parish of Haslingden, Lancashire A family of that name early sprang from the place. The 'g' in Holding and Houlding is excrescent, as in Jennings, which see. With Houlden or Howlden, compare Houldsworth for Holdsworth, or Coules for Coles.

Robert de Holden, Lancashire, 56 Henry III: Baines' Lancashire.

Magota de Holdene, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Oliver Holden, of Haslingden, Lincolnshire, 1588: Wills at Chester.

Adam Holden, of Spotland, Lancashire, 1596: ibid.

Catherine Holden, of Holden, 1685: ibid. (1681-1700).

Ralph Holden de Holden, 1642: Preston Guild Rolls.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Holden (Yorks, Lancs, &c.) [Old English hol, a hole, cave, den, hollow; deep + denu, a valley] Robert de Holden.—Lanc. Assize-Rolls, A.D. 1246-7.

Magota de Hoidene.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A later form of Howlin, q.v., it belongs to Co.

Kilkenny. It is also the name of a recent English immigrant family. MIF 148,118*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who came from Holden (deep valley), in Yorkshire.

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

May be local. See Den; but from the occurrence of such local names as Holden-by, Holden-hurst, Holding-ham, it looks like an ancient personal appellation.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Danish.) Safe, entire, wealthy; a safe place held, protected, defended.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Yorkshire Orfrom the Swedish, Hollden; from the Danish, Holten; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Lancashire is the great home of the Holdens. The ancient gentle family of the Holdens, of Holden, Haslingden, dates back to the 13th century; from it there branched off in the 16th century the Holdens of Todd Hall in the same parish (W. W.). The Holdens of Ewood, Livesey, date back to the reign of Henry VIII. (A.). The Holdens of Aston, Derbyshire, who go back to the beginning of the 17th century (Glover's "Derbyshire"), may hail from the Lancashire stock.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Holden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Holden (Arabic: هولدن, Hindi: होल्डेन) is found most in The United States. It may be found as a variant: Hólden. Click here for other possible spellings of Holden.

How Common Is The Last Name Holden? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,497th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 83,821 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Holden reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Holden is also the 130,878th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 3,045 people.

The last name Holden is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 45,385 people, or 1 in 7,986. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 106 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Holden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Holden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Holden last name expanded 459 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 148 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 430 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 706 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Holden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Holden last name is primarily Catholic (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Holden surname are 9.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.95% being registered with the political party.

The amount Holden earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.64% more than the national average, earning 375,991 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32.91% more than the national average, earning R 315,852 per year; in United States they earn 2.25% less than the national average, earning $42,178 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.25% more than the national average, earning $52,788 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hólden941/
Houlden921,664/
Kholden9244/
Cholden9237/
Hollden9213/
Holdeen926/
Holdden923/
Holdien923/
Holdent921/
Holtden921/
Holdeng920/
Holdenn920/
Jholden920/
Olden914,654/
Holdn914/
Hoyleden860/
Golden8381,383/
Halden831,677/
Helden83631/
Holdyn83240/
Holdem83225/
Hulden83188/
Ahlden83158/
Oldeen83140/
Holdin8345/
Oulden8342/
Oldeng8339/
Hülden8339/
Jolden8318/
Ohlden838/
Oldden835/
Uolden832/
Oldien832/
Oldenn831/
Holdne831/
Ollden831/
Oilden830/
Oldend830/
Holdenova805/
Holding7710,189/
Goulden774,221/
Holdyna77323/
Hallden77193/
Goolden77170/
Houldin77150/
Kholdin77108/
Goldeen7771/
Hellden7730/
Huldeen7729/
Chalden7723/
Haldeen7714/
Choldin7711/
Huldaen7710/
Goldden778/
Holduin777/
Holldén776/
Goldenn774/
Kholdyn774/
Khalden772/
Gollden772/
Hold'em771/
Haslden771/
Eoulden771/
Haldemn771/
Haldent771/
Chulden771/
Heldeen771/
Haulden770/
Joulden770/
Holldin770/
Holldem770/
Alden7318,731/
Elden7314,781/
Oldin73300/
Goldn73205/
Oldén73132/
Oldem73127/
Ulden7377/
Oldyn7310/
Oldne739/
Oldèn731/
Haselden712,140/
Houlding71795/
Kholdina71160/
Kholdyna7111/
Chaldeen719/
Hagliden716/
Halldeen715/
Chaldien714/
Holdding712/
D'Golden712/
Holdingq711/
Högliden711/
Khuldeen711/
Gouldeen711/
Hauldien710/
Aldeen6799,651/
Eldeen6740,101/
Eldien678,968/
Goldin677,454/
Gulden673,440/
Olding671,964/
Uldeen671,083/
Haldin67430/
Aldien67380/
Goldyn67369/
Allden67303/
Huldén67197/
Huldin67169/
Haldyn67166/
Ahldén67102/
Ouldin6775/
Ohldin6766/
Haldén6755/
Holdynova6755/
Haldem6746/
Galden6744/
Eldøen6744/
Ahldin6742/
Oldina6736/
Heldin6735/
Joldin6732/
Höldin6727/
Alduen6722/
Elduen6720/
Aldden6718/
Julden6717/
Ohldén6715/
Goldén6714/
Olldén6713/
Eldden6710/
Heldén6710/
Haldne6710/
Halldn679/
Aldaen679/
Helldn676/
Goldín676/
Jalden675/
Aulden675/
Holgyn675/
Huldyn675/
Olduin673/
Holdinova672/
Uldien672/
Aldenk672/
Ullden672/
Hasselden671/
Oldeem671/
Jhuldn671/
Gouldn671/
Eldaen671/
Häldin671/
Khaldn671/
Olddin671/
Haldenová671/
Aldeng671/
Oldion671/
Aldenn671/
Eldehn671/
Holdim670/
Haaselden670/
Eulden670/
Hasildeen670/

Holden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Holden in the Hindi language
होल्डेनholdena-
Holden in the Arabic language
هولدنhwldn-

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