Hollington Surname

242,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Hollington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hollington,' (1) a parish in Sussex; (a) a village in the parish of Checkley, Staffordshire; (3) a township in the parish of Longford, Derbyshire.

Thomas de Holindon, Oxfordshire, 1273.

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Hollington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7091:78,5878,802
United States3971:912,99568,645
Canada2401:153,52315,602
Zimbabwe1081:142,94718,429
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Australia611:442,55234,724
Wales171:182,03112,022
Scotland171:314,93014,413
France91:7,380,302306,885
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3591:67,8987,708
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Hollington (19) may also be a first name.

Hollington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hollington,' (1) a parish in Sussex; (a) a village in the parish of Checkley, Staffordshire; (3) a township in the parish of Longford, Derbyshire.

Thomas de Holindon, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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

(English) belonging to Hollington = the Holly Enclosure or Farm [Old English hole(g)n, holly-tree + tún] The Staffordshire Hollington was Holyngton in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Sussex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hollington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hollington is found most in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hollington? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hollington is the 242,393rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,424,739 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Hollington reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles. Hollington is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 19 people.

The surname Hollington is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 709 people, or 1 in 78,587. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 22 percent are found, Essex, where 21 percent are found and West Midlands, where 11 percent are found. Besides England Hollington exists in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 15 percent are found.

Hollington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hollington has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 197 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 945 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hollington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hollington surname are 5.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hollington earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 32.79% more than the national average, earning R 315,564 per year; in United States they earn 7.56% more than the national average, earning $46,413 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.44% more than the national average, earning $55,369 CAD per year.

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