Holliston Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Holliston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Holliston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada451:818,79163,991
United States281:12,944,962483,512
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Holliston (21) may also be a first name.

Holliston Last Name Facts

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

Holliston is found most in Canada. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Holliston? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,136,387th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Holliston live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. Holliston is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 21 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Canada, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 818,791. In Canada Holliston is primarily concentrated in: British Columbia, where 51 percent live, Manitoba, where 27 percent live and Alberta, where 18 percent live. Barring Canada this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Holliston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Holliston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Holliston last name rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Holliston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Holliston last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Holliston earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.41% less than the national average, earning $42,539 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.28% less than the national average, earning $46,064 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Holliston
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