Holdsworth Surname

39,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Holdsworth Surname Definition:

John de Haldeworth, Yorkshire, 1273.

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Holdsworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,4271:8,6691,261
United States2,8721:126,20413,393
Australia2,2561:11,9661,752
Canada5121:71,9648,196
New Zealand3911:11,5812,012
South Africa3291:164,67418,420
Wales1591:19,4622,076
Northern Ireland1361:13,5661,922
Scotland1261:42,4913,911
Jamaica641:44,8432,739
France251:2,656,909193,074
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Belgium171:676,27358,718
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
China51:273,464,31313,838
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malta11:430,2723,380
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland441:100,6796,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,0401:4,836729
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3261:154,04514,218

Holdsworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Halesworth,' a parish in Suffolk, early pronounced Haldsworth. (2) Local, 'of Haldsworth,' a spot in Yorkshire which I have not identified. One thing is certain, the Lancashire and Yorkshire Holdsworths or Houldsworths are sprung from a family represented in the following entries:

John de Haldeworth, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Johannes Haldeworthe, of Leathley, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus de Haldeworthe, of Southowrara, 1379: ibid.

Johannes de Haleworth, sittor, 1379: ibid.

Of the Suffolk surname the following are instances:

1374. Adam de Halesworth, prior, Norwich: History of Norfolk.

1495. Richard Haldysworth, rector of Ridlesworth, Norfolk: ibid.

1613. Robert Haldesworth, rector of Great Wrotham, Norfolk: ibid.

Of the Yorkshire surname the following are instances:

1593/4- Joshua Houldsworth, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1595. Robert Haulsworth, or Holdsworth, Yorkshire: ibid.

1596. Henry Hauldesworth, Yorkshire: ibid.

1602. Michael Haldsworth, Yorkshire: ibid.

Thus the changes from Haldeworth or Haldsworth in the 13th century to Holdsworth or Houlds worth in the 19th are clearly marked at every stage.

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

(English) belonging to Holdsworth = Hold’s Enclosure or Farmstead [Old English hold, gracious, faithful; worð, farm­stead, &c.] There are two Holdsworths in the West Riding.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

Holdsworth Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Holdsworth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 39,039th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 541,422 people. Holdsworth is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Holdsworth live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 6,427 people, or 1 in 8,669. In England Holdsworth is mostly found in: West Yorkshire, where 32 percent are found, Greater London, where 7 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 5 percent are found. Barring England it exists in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.

Holdsworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Holdsworth has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Holdsworth surname rose 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 881 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,988 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 3,150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Holdsworth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Holdsworth last name are 12.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Holdsworth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 166.84% more than the national average, earning R 634,116 per year; in United States they earn 12.63% more than the national average, earning $48,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.31% more than the national average, earning $54,310 CAD per year.

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