Hollingdrake Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hollingdrake Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the hollin-rigg,' the ridge where the hollies grow. A farm in Ulverston near the back of a low-lying ridge of hills is called the Rake. Perhaps a confusion of Hollinlake.

Willelmus Holylake, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Hollingdrake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:763,26141,903
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:219,59816,839
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Hollingdrake Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the hollin-rigg,' the ridge where the hollies grow. A farm in Ulverston near the back of a low-lying ridge of hills is called the Rake. Perhaps a confusion of Hollinlake.

Willelmus Holylake, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

In any case 'd' is intrusive. Hepstonstall, near Halifax.

Hollings; v. Hollins.

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

(English + Scandinavian) Dwel- ler at the Holly-(Sheep-) Walk [Middle English holin, Old English hole(g)n, holly-tree + Middle English and Middle Scottish rake, a way, course, walk; Old Norse reik, a strolling, wandering-reika, to stroll, walk]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hollingdrake Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hollingdrake occurs most in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hollingdrake.

How Common Is The Last Name Hollingdrake? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,409,418th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Hollingdrake live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Hollingdrake is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 763,261. In England Hollingdrake is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 74 percent are found, Somerset, where 11 percent are found and Lancashire, where 7 percent are found. Beside England this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Hollingdrake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hollingdrake has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hollingdrake last name fell 34 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hollingdrake Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hollingdrake surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hollingdrake earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 459.51% more than the national average, earning R 1,329,610 per year; in United States they earn 33.13% more than the national average, earning $57,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.67% more than the national average, earning $54,984 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holling-Drake960/

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