Holdener Surname

210,850th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Holdener Surname Definition:

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

Holdener Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,2161:6,7541,076
United States6451:561,95246,273
France321:2,075,710171,237
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Holdener Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Holdener Last Name Facts

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

The last name Holdener is most common in Switzerland. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Holdener? popularity and diffusion

Holdener is the 210,850th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,723,835 people. The surname Holdener occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Holdener live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is carried by 1,216 people, or 1 in 6,754. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Schwyz, where 54 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 12 percent live and Canton of St Gallen, where 8 percent live. Barring Switzerland it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Holdener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Holdener has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Holdener surname expanded 21,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Holdener Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Holdener surname are 8.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.97% being registered with the political party.

The amount Holdener earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.47% more than the national average, earning 496,507 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.88% more than the national average, earning $43,959 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.66% less than the national average, earning $44,885 CAD per year.

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