Holloway Surname
Approximately 104,019 people bear this surname
Holloway Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the hollow way' or 'holy way.'
Johannes de Holeweye, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William de Holeweye, Warwickshire, ibid.
William Holeweye, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameHolloway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 73,238 | 1:4,949 | 546 |
| England | 16,089 | 1:3,463 | 466 |
| Australia | 5,180 | 1:5,212 | 755 |
| Canada | 3,580 | 1:10,292 | 1,533 |
| South Africa | 2,047 | 1:26,467 | 3,390 |
| Wales | 939 | 1:3,296 | 356 |
| New Zealand | 901 | 1:5,026 | 809 |
| Scotland | 320 | 1:16,731 | 2,048 |
| Ireland | 242 | 1:19,458 | 2,029 |
| Northern Ireland | 185 | 1:9,973 | 1,582 |
| France | 126 | 1:527,164 | 72,630 |
| Jamaica | 100 | 1:28,699 | 2,167 |
| Spain | 92 | 1:508,174 | 25,386 |
| Thailand | 74 | 1:954,572 | 147,178 |
| Chile | 70 | 1:251,664 | 7,573 |
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Barbados | 40 | 1:7,186 | 655 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Malaysia | 36 | 1:819,284 | 37,745 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 35 | 1:38,971 | 3,714 |
| Netherlands | 34 | 1:496,682 | 47,398 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Cyprus | 20 | 1:44,244 | 4,510 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Jersey | 17 | 1:5,835 | 1,193 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Hong Kong | 13 | 1:564,268 | 3,428 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Guyana | 8 | 1:95,278 | 6,792 |
| Oman | 8 | 1:460,996 | 5,668 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1:9,006,897 | 23,626 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:28,607 | 3,614 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 1:24,499 | 1,578 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | 1:2,295 | 315 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 115 | 1:38,521 | 3,557 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8,947 | 1:2,724 | 388 |
| Wales | 179 | 1:8,762 | 538 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:129,076 | 5,773 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,331 | 1:6,850 | 869 |
Holloway (214) may also be a first name.
Holloway Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the hollow way' or 'holy way.'
Johannes de Holeweye, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William de Holeweye, Warwickshire, ibid.
William Holeweye, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1581. Michael Baynes and Sibill Holloway: Marriage Lic. (London).
(English) Dweller at the Hollow- Way [Old English hol(h, hollow + weg, path, way] Holloway, London, ‘includes the whole district lying in the hollow beyond Islington towards Highgate Hill,’—Nat. Gaz.
(English) One who came from Holloway (hollow or sunken road), in Middlesex.
A part of the parish of Islington, co. Middlesex.
A location name in Warwickshire.
User-submitted Reference
I have a theory about the Tolloway name:
An Elizabeth Tolloway (b 1719 St James, Westminster) appeared in my tree of James and Mary Tolloway of St James, Westminster, Middx, London. This was a frustrating puzzle as there were no clues to where this family came from, it seemed the name itself was the problem. After many wrong turns I realised the name could be a corruption of 'Holloway' so searched the St James, Westminster records for a James and Mary Holloway living in Westminster; I found them having children in the same place around the same time as Elizabeth was born:
- Anica Amelia Holloway, Baptism: 29 Dec 1781, Saint James, Westminster, Middlesex, England of James and Mary Holloway
- Name: Ann Holloway, Baptism: 13 Dec 1779, St James, Westminster, Middlesex, England of James and Mary Holloway
I believe Tolloway is a corruption of Holloway and this may be the origin of the Tolliver name in the UK as I only found one isolated case of the name prior to this: Hugo Tolliver buried 1659 Gloucestershire. If you look at the original entry in the parish register one can clearly see the name starts 'Hollo' and I think the remainder of the name is 'way', yet it was transcribed 'Tolloway'.
- julietmorris57Holloway Demographics
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Holloway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Holloway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Holloway is found most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Holloway click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Holloway? popularity and diffusion
The surname Holloway is the 5,448th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 70,060 people. The surname Holloway is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Holloway are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Holloway is also the 617,781st most frequent first name at a global level, held by 214 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 73,238 people, or 1 in 4,949. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, Georgia, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 103 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.
Holloway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Holloway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Holloway surname expanded 999 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 525 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,103 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 210 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Holloway Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Holloway last name is principally Catholic (58%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Holloway surname are 13.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.13% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Holloway earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.93% less than the national average, earning 290,963 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 71.99% more than the national average, earning R 408,708 per year; in United States they earn 8.18% less than the national average, earning $39,618 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.61% less than the national average, earning $48,885 CAD per year.
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