Holderer Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Holderer Surname User-submission:

The Holderer surname comes from the Middle High German words holde, which means fair, or hold, which means 'to grip', and erer, which means 'former' or 'previous'.

Holderer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1661:484,97341,888
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
France131:5,109,440259,941
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Holderer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Holderer surname comes from the Middle High German words holde, which means fair, or hold, which means 'to grip', and erer, which means 'former' or 'previous'.

- jhold

Holderer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Holderer is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Holderer.

How Common Is The Last Name Holderer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 814,680th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Holderer reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Holderer is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 484,973. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 72 percent reside, Bavaria, where 19 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Holderer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Holderer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Holderer surname rose 334 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Holderer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Holderer last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Holderer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.19% less than the national average, earning $38,322 USD per year.

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