Holley Surname
Approximately 47,405 people bear this surname
Holley Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the Holly-Tree [Middle English holie, holin, Old English hole(g)n]
Holley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39,143 | 1:9,260 | 1,114 |
| England | 2,824 | 1:19,730 | 2,814 |
| Australia | 1,386 | 1:19,477 | 2,701 |
| Canada | 835 | 1:44,126 | 5,454 |
| Israel | 722 | 1:11,853 | 1,815 |
| France | 599 | 1:110,889 | 16,574 |
| Wales | 481 | 1:6,434 | 711 |
| Germany | 296 | 1:271,978 | 28,798 |
| New Zealand | 268 | 1:16,897 | 2,950 |
| South Africa | 217 | 1:249,667 | 25,383 |
| Jersey | 135 | 1:735 | 70 |
| Northern Ireland | 99 | 1:18,637 | 2,335 |
| Scotland | 86 | 1:62,254 | 5,030 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Chile | 31 | 1:568,273 | 13,994 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Czechia | 20 | 1:531,673 | 54,411 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 49 | 1:90,405 | 6,033 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,010 | 1:24,134 | 3,351 |
| Wales | 62 | 1:25,297 | 1,450 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:4,324 | 761 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,618 | 1:13,880 | 1,783 |
Holley (4,513) may also be a first name.
Holley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the Holly-Tree [Middle English holie, holin, Old English hole(g)n]
(English) Dweller at, or near, a holly tree.
Probably local.
From the Flemish, Holle; a personal name.
Holley Demographics
Holley Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Holley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Holley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Holley has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Holley? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,858th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 153,729 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Holley reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Holley is also the 102,416th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 4,513 people.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 39,143 people, or 1 in 9,260. In The United States Holley is primarily found in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and Alabama, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 69 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.
Holley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Holley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,082 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 280 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 776 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 453 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Holley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Holley surname is principally Catholic (39%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Holley last name are 13.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.97% registered with the political party.
The amount Holley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 176.78% more than the national average, earning R 657,732 per year; in United States they earn 7.7% less than the national average, earning $39,826 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $49,082 CAD per year.
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Holley Reference & Research
Hawley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Hawley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Holly/Holley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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