Holebrook Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Holebrook Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Holbrook.' (1) A parish in Suffolk, six miles from Ipswich; (a) a parish in Derbyshire, five miles from Derby. Both places seem to have given rise to a surname. Evidently there is a locality called Holbrook in the West country.
Read More About This SurnameHolebrook Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 85 | 1:590,808 | 39,807 |
Holebrook Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Holbrook.' (1) A parish in Suffolk, six miles from Ipswich; (a) a parish in Derbyshire, five miles from Derby. Both places seem to have given rise to a surname. Evidently there is a locality called Holbrook in the West country. Holbrook has ramified very strongly in the Puritan settlements of America.
William de Holebrok, Lincolnshire, 1273.
Richard de Holebrokke, Suffolk, ibid.
Roger de Holebrokke, Nottinghamshire, ibid.
Isota Holebrok, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Henry de Holebroc, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
William Holbroke, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
In 1635 Thomas Holbrooke, 'of Broudway,' aged 34, with his wife, two sons, and a daughter, embarked for New England (v. Hotten's Lists of Emigrants)
1622. Randall Holbrooke and Anne Green, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).
A parish in Suffolk, and a chapelry in Derbyshire.
Holbrook is an ancient surname in the east of England. As Holebrok we find it six centuries ago in Notts, Lincolnshire, Suffolk, and also in Northamptonshire (H. R.); and as Houlbrook it now occurs in Cheshire. There are parishes, etc., named Holbrook in the counties of Derby, Warwick, Gloucester, Dorset, and Sussex.
Holebrook Demographics
Holebrook Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Holebrook Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Holebrook Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Holebrook is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Holebrook click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Holebrook? popularity and diffusion
The last name Holebrook is the 1,931,261st most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Holebrook live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in British Isles.
Holebrook is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 784,761. In England Holebrook is most common in: Merseyside, where 41 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 25 percent live and Kent, where 20 percent live. Besides England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Holebrook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Holebrook has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Holebrook surname expanded 645 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 76 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Holebrook Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Holebrook surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Holebrook last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.
Holebrook earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.13% more than the national average, earning $46,658 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holebrooks | 95 | 8 | / |
| Holebroock | 95 | 0 | / |
| Holebrooke | 95 | 0 | / |
| Holebrok | 94 | 0 | / |
| Holobrook | 89 | 2 | / |
| Halebrook | 89 | 1 | / |
| Holybrook | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hoolebrok | 89 | 0 | / |
| Hollibrook | 84 | 1 | / |
| Hollybrook | 84 | 1 | / |
| Haleybrook | 84 | 1 | / |
| Hollobrook | 84 | 0 | / |
| Halebrooks | 84 | 0 | / |
| Helebrok | 82 | 1 | / |
| Olybrook | 82 | 1 | / |
| Olebrock | 82 | 0 | / |
| Alesbrook | 78 | 127 | / |
| Aleybrook | 78 | 0 | / |
| Elebrok | 75 | 14 | / |
| Olebruk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Allesbrook | 74 | 10 | / |
| Hallibrook | 74 | 4 | / |
| Huylebrock | 74 | 2 | / |
| Elebrock | 71 | 7 | / |
| Alibrook | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hullebrouck | 70 | 31 | / |
| Huylebrouck | 70 | 11 | / |
| Huilebrouck | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ellebrock | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elhabrok | 59 | 4 | / |
| Elebrakc | 59 | 4 | / |
| Olybrukh | 59 | 1 | / |
| Elibrock | 59 | 1 | / |
| Elhabrouk | 56 | 615 | / |
| Allebroecq | 53 | 1 | / |
| Elabrak | 50 | 155 | / |
| Alabrak | 50 | 26 | / |
| Elabrog | 50 | 5 | / |
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