Hollewell Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hollewell Surname Definition:

= Halliwell, q.v.

Hollewell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Hollewell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Halliwell, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hollewell Last Name Facts

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

Hollewell is found most frequently in England. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hollewell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,543,123rd most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Hollewell live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 3,095,448. In England Hollewell is primarily concentrated in: Merseyside, where 56 percent are found, Cheshire, where 39 percent are found and Lancashire, where 6 percent are found. Barring England it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Hollewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hollewell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 39 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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