Hollingsworth Surname

13,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Hollingsworth Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Hol­ling(s)worth (Chesh., &c.), Middle English Holyng- worthe, Holinworthe = the Holly-Tree(s ‘Enclosure or Farm [Old English hole(g)n, holly-tree + worð] Thomas de Holinworthe (Chesh.)—Cal. Inq. P.M., A.D. 1246.

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Hollingsworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31,7791:11,4061,419
England4,3211:12,8951,904
Australia1,5741:17,1512,404
Canada1,2631:29,1733,828
Guyana2411:3,163586
Barbados1621:1,774345
Ireland1471:32,0342,756
New Zealand1331:34,0485,884
Jamaica1291:22,2481,862
Trinidad and Tobago1051:12,9901,712
Wales981:31,5773,178
Scotland821:65,2905,179
Guernsey661:976172
Northern Ireland511:36,1773,487
France471:1,413,249138,595
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Suriname451:12,2803,102
Mauritius401:32,3356,474
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Guam81:20,0153,029
Finland71:785,24338,644
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1121:39,5523,634
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9501:12,5001,889
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Wales91:174,2686,522
Guernsey71:4,665827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3891:11,4421,494

Hollingsworth (45) may also be a first name.

Hollingsworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Hol­ling(s)worth (Chesh., &c.), Middle English Holyng- worthe, Holinworthe = the Holly-Tree(s ‘Enclosure or Farm [Old English hole(g)n, holly-tree + worð] Thomas de Holinworthe (Chesh.)—Cal. Inq. P.M., A.D. 1246.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One from Hollingworth (holly enclosure), the name of places in Cheshire and Lancashire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A manor in Mottram, co. Chester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The name of Hollingsworth or Hollingworth, who now has its home in the Derby district, is derived from a man in Cheshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Hollingsworth is the name of places in Cheshire and Lancashire, and Hambleton of townships in the West Riding and Lancashire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates from the parish Hollingworth or Hollingsworth in Cheshire.

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Hollingsworth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hollingsworth occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hollingsworth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 13,769th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 179,859 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Hollingsworth reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Hollingsworth is also the 1,504,468th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 45 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 31,779 people, or 1 in 11,406. In The United States Hollingsworth is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 75 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Hollingsworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hollingsworth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hollingsworth surname increased 724 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 131 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,089 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 513 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hollingsworth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Hollingsworth last name is primarily Anglican (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hollingsworth surname are 15.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.01% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hollingsworth earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.84% less than the national average, earning R 150,096 per year; in United States they earn 4.14% less than the national average, earning $41,364 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning $50,506 CAD per year.

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