Holder Surname

7,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Holder Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the holder,' probably an earlier form of 'upholder,' originally an auctioneer, one who held up goods for sale. Upholsterer has a different meaning now, but it is an augmentative of the feminine 'up-holster,' founded on 'up-holder.

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Holder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States44,4181:8,160966
England8,9011:6,260896
Germany3,3921:23,7343,146
Barbados2,9891:966
Canada2,1981:16,7632,412
Australia2,1781:12,3951,809
South Africa1,8001:30,0993,882
Trinidad and Tobago1,7881:763101
Liberia1,4461:3,049401
Guyana1,0231:74592
India9261:828,36436,807
New Zealand5151:8,7931,520
France4881:136,11220,841
Wales4851:6,380708
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Panama3401:11,507966
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2361:477101
Jamaica2201:13,0451,308
Venezuela1811:166,8734,944
Brazil1301:1,646,72654,203
Switzerland1241:66,2338,050
Bahamas1131:3,467416
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Scotland1061:50,5084,357
Netherlands1001:168,87224,561
Suriname961:5,7561,347
Grenada781:1,391257
Israel771:111,13812,490
Bermuda731:894144
Saint Lucia721:2,483389
Antigua and Barbuda701:1,417247
Northern Ireland491:37,6543,578
United States Virgin Islands451:2,453417
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Ukraine391:1,167,249102,683
Peru361:882,89218,060
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
Austria291:293,63633,260
Norway291:177,32021,035
Chile241:734,02016,565
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Guernsey221:2,929767
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Denmark181:313,59522,770
China171:80,430,6804,441
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
British Virgin Islands131:2,430298
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Belize101:35,5472,218
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Cuba71:1,646,1028,141
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Saint Kitts and Nevis61:9,200695
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Montserrat21:2,474299
Nauru21:5,940420
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,9661:6,146948
Wales631:24,8951,432
Scotland191:197,0117,414
Jersey91:5,7651,004
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8271:10,4041,363

The alternate forms: Hölder (40) & Holdèr (1) are calculated separately.

Holder (556) may also be a first name.

Holder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the holder,' probably an earlier form of 'upholder,' originally an auctioneer, one who held up goods for sale. Upholsterer has a different meaning now, but it is an augmentative of the feminine 'up-holster,' founded on 'up-holder.'

Robert le Holdere, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Holdere, Norfolk, ibid.

Robert le Holdere, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

I suspect these are different people.

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

(English) for Upholder = Secondhand- Dealer; Auctioneer; Upholsterer (old sense of holding up articles to sell them) [Middle English upholder(e, holder(e - Old English úp, up; healdan, to hold] And upholderes an heep.—Piers Plowman, 3125.

(Anglo-Scand.) Freeholder [Old English hold(a (with later suffix -er), Old Norse hol(l)d-r] Robert le Holdere—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Thin. Camden.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Holder: an upholsterer, or stuffer of mattresses, beds, and cushions.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Holder Last Name Facts

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

Holder (Hindi: होल्डर) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Hölder or Holdèr. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holder? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,498th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 96,232 people. The surname Holder is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Holder reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 356,749th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 556 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 44,418 people, or 1 in 8,160. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 13 percent live, North Carolina, where 10 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 110 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Holder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Holder has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 920 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 224 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 770 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 558 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Holder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Holder last name are 12.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.49% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Holder earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.47% less than the national average, earning 261,406 kr per year; in Peru they earn 140.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 46,699 per year; in South Africa they earn 80.15% more than the national average, earning R 428,112 per year; in United States they earn 5.98% less than the national average, earning $40,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning $50,567 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hölder9440/
Holdèr941/
Houlder92595/
Holdert9270/
Hollder927/
Holdier927/
Holdder923/
Holdeer922/
Holderr922/
Hoolder921/
Holderz921/
Hoelder920/
Older911,503/
Holde91408/
Houlderz861/
Holderth861/
Hoeldier860/
Halder83578,059/
Golder8327,046/
Helder8314,339/
Hülder83147/
Hulder8391/
Oldert8379/
Holdge8347/
Olderø8329/
Holdie8326/
Olderr8326/
Oldere8319/
Houlde839/
Holdes837/
Holdey836/
Cholde836/
Holdea833/
Holdee833/
Holdre832/
Oldher831/
Oldier831/
Oilder831/
Holdir831/
Holdep831/
Holdei831/
Oulder831/
Jolder831/
Olderd830/
Olde802,483/
Goulder771,230/
Chalder77277/
Houldey77269/
Goldeer7780/
Haulder7760/
Haldder7727/
Haldher7726/
Kholdey7720/
Haldeer7718/
Haldert7716/
Haldear7716/
Halderr7716/
Hhalder7714/
Hallder7713/
Haldere7712/
Haalder7711/
Goldear777/
Haslder774/
Jhalder774/
Khalder774/
Kholdei774/
Haldetr773/
Goolder773/
Halderh773/
Goldher772/
Ahalder771/
Hgalder771/
Hjalder771/
Huldert771/
Hullder771/
Höllder771/
Hellder771/
Kholdeh771/
Oildher771/
Golderr771/
Hahlder771/
Choldee771/
Choldej771/
Haelder770/
Houldes770/
Haldger770/
Holdire770/
Haldier770/
Holldey770/
Househlder752/
Elder7357,783/
Alder7317,849/
Halde738,136/
Golde734,238/
Holda731,685/
Ohlde73320/
Oldre73169/
Holdi73135/
Ulder7387/
Oldes7383/
Holdy7365/
Oulde7325/
Oldei7313/
Jolde739/
Oldey739/
Oldie734/
Oldér734/
Uolde732/
Oldeu731/
Oldje731/
Oilde731/
Oldge731/
Ülder731/
Oldde731/
Olded731/
Chhalder7113/
Chotilde711/
Goldgerh711/
Haßelder711/
Haselder711/
Hotildes711/
Oldheart710/
Holdetch710/
Houlda671,062/
Allder67785/
Khalde67644/
Goldey67629/
Holdis67372/
Joldea67272/
Goldea67242/
Holdys67226/
Chalde67186/
Holdip67173/
Gulder67170/
Aldere67130/
Aulder67113/
Goulde6792/
Holdiș6780/
Haldre6777/
Joulde6761/
Holdyi6758/
Haldea6755/
Holdai6750/
Hasselder6748/
Aldert6743/
Galder6738/
Haldie6736/
Kholdi6735/
Goldei6730/
Cholda6726/
Goldír6726/
Aldeir6724/
Haldey6723/
Haldes6721/
Goldir6717/
Ouldei6716/
Houldi6715/
Alderd6713/
Goldee6713/
Eldeir6711/
Holday6710/
Jalder6710/
Oldest678/
Haldir678/
Haldet677/
Joldee677/
Aldear676/
Eldier676/
Șoldea676/
Hulderova676/
Goolde675/
Aalder675/
Alderr675/
Joldeș675/
Haldhe674/
Aldher673/
Aldier673/
Oldair673/
Haldez673/
Holdaj673/
Holdiş673/
Holdiz673/
Eldeer672/
Aldeer672/
Ellder672/
Haldee671/
Holdiy671/
Julder671/
Ouldes671/
Oldech671/
Oldiej671/
Haulde671/
Hollda671/
Eelder671/
Haalde671/
Alderz671/
Aldger671/
Alhder671/
Aelder671/
Choldi671/
Holdit671/
Ouldey671/
Alderh671/
Ojlede671/
Ouldie671/
Holhdy671/
Houldy670/
Eulder670/

Holder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Holder in the Hindi language
होल्डरholdara-

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Holder Reference & Research

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