Holloway Surname

5,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

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.

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Holloway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States73,2381:4,949546
England16,0891:3,463466
Australia5,1801:5,212755
Canada3,5801:10,2921,533
South Africa2,0471:26,4673,390
Wales9391:3,296356
New Zealand9011:5,026809
Scotland3201:16,7312,048
Ireland2421:19,4582,029
Northern Ireland1851:9,9731,582
France1261:527,16472,630
Jamaica1001:28,6992,167
Spain921:508,17425,386
Thailand741:954,572147,178
Chile701:251,6647,573
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Barbados401:7,186655
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Guernsey371:1,742400
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Trinidad and Tobago351:38,9713,714
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Cyprus201:44,2444,510
Malta181:23,9041,289
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Guam161:10,0081,526
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Austria141:608,24554,975
Hong Kong131:564,2683,428
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Guyana81:95,2786,792
Oman81:460,9965,668
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
China71:195,331,65210,124
Norway71:734,61250,907
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
India51:153,413,076951,030
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ghana31:9,006,89723,626
Isle of Man31:28,6073,614
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montserrat11:4,947471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1151:38,5213,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8,9471:2,724388
Wales1791:8,762538
Scotland291:129,0765,773
Jersey51:10,3761,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,3311:6,850869

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).

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Holloway (hollow or sunken road), in Middlesex.

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

A part of the parish of Islington, co. Middlesex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Warwickshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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'.

- julietmorris57

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hollowway9425/
Hollooway942/
Hollowaye942/
Hollloway942/
Hollosway941/
Hollowaay941/
Hollyoway941/
Hholloway940/
Holoway93249/
Olloway9378/
Hollowy9318/
Hollowa9311/
Hollaway883,541/
Halloway881,663/
Golloway8878/
Holleway8853/
Hollowoa8836/
Hollowwa8833/
Chollowa888/
Hollowey887/
Holooway885/
Hollobay885/
Hulloway882/
Hollowat882/
Hollowoy882/
Hooloway882/
Hollowad881/
Hollowas881/
Hollowwy881/
Helloway881/
Holowayy881/
Hollowah880/
Holluway880/
Holowa8684/
Ollowa864/
Challoway8230/
Halloways8214/
Hollowach822/
Hollowatz821/
Hollowhey821/
Hallowway820/
Hollawway820/
Kholowa804,654/
Alloway803,440/
Holaway80584/
Elloway80233/
Cholowa8040/
Hollewa8034/
Goloway8031/
Hollowe8031/
Holeway8017/
Holowat8015/
Hollova8014/
Haloway8011/
Olowaye804/
Hollawy803/
Ollaway802/
Hollaby802/
Holovay802/
Holowai801/
Hollawa801/
Hallowa801/
Hallowy801/
Olowayi801/
Holuway800/
Holowoa800/
Olowa772,495/
Olowy773/
Hallaway75456/
Holowach75322/
Kholowah75106/
Holowacz75102/
Gollaway7572/
Hellaway7552/
Holowath7522/
Jalloway7522/
Houlouwa7522/
Holowatz7520/
Alloways7515/
Hollowei756/
Holowash755/
Hollabay755/
Gulloway752/
Holowasz752/
Hollawas752/
Chollova752/
Hollawey751/
Hollawwa751/
Hollobau751/
Holloweu751/
Hollowip751/
Halleway751/
Hallowai751/
Hallowey751/
Allowaya751/
Holowazz751/
Holloova751/
Holloweh751/
Halowaya751/
Chaloway751/
Hallouwa751/
Olowuayu751/
Khohlowa751/
Golowayo751/
Holowatt751/
Hollowes750/
Helleway750/
Hollower750/
Holova717,161/
Holewa711,723/
Ollawa71181/
Halowa71157/
Jolowa71119/
Hallaways7168/
Holoba7168/
Aloway7167/
Holowe7163/
Allowa7137/
Hollowich7129/
Ollova7110/
Gallowway719/
Holovy718/
Khollovey716/
Oluway716/
Olouwa716/
Gallloway716/
Olowoy715/
Galloyway713/
Olowah713/
Olowaa713/
Holawa712/
Olowuy712/
Olowas711/
Challaway711/
Holoby711/
Holaby711/
Hollowitt711/
Gallowayo711/
Gallowhay711/
Hallowach711/
Allowy711/
Olaway711/
Ollowi711/
Olowyi711/
Olowyo711/
Olowye711/
Oluowa711/
Holöwa711/
Holoubayo711/
Holloweed711/
Oloywa711/
Ollowe711/
Ellowa711/
Challuway711/
O'Lowa711/
Olhowa711/
Helowa711/
Hollovach711/
Holawy710/
Gallioway710/
Holavy710/
Kholova6759,470/
Olowoyo676,243/
Allaway672,386/
Hohlova671,841/
Holovyi671,408/
Olobayo671,002/
Ellaway67684/
Chalowa67549/
Olawaye67435/
Hallawa67379/
Hullaby67320/
Holovai67243/
Olowoye67201/
Oluwaye67186/
Alleway67179/
Halaway67100/
Jaloway6790/
Cholova6789/
Hollová6783/
Choloba6779/
Hallaby6778/
Oluwayo6756/
Elleway6751/
Cholawa6751/
Halowai6744/
Holovat6743/
Choluwa6740/
Holowatsch6735/
Holluba6734/
Olowoyi6734/
Golovay6728/
Oluwayi6720/
Holovač6720/
Golaway6719/
Gallowy6717/
Allouwa6716/
Holluby6715/
Holowid6712/
Oloweyo6712/
Hallova6710/
Olawayi6710/
Kholowe6710/
Holuwah679/
Holowis679/
Holovyd679/
Hellawy679/
Hallawy677/
Allowas677/
Holawat677/
Halloby676/
Olowuye676/
Oluwaya676/
Holowei676/
Holoiva676/
Hullova675/
Holovey675/
Olowuyo675/
Hellewa675/
Holoviy674/
Hallowe674/
Haluway674/
Holoeva674/
Holleva673/
Allowat673/
Olohuwa673/
Hellova673/
Alooway672/
Holowej672/
Ahlaway672/
Aloways672/
Olowoey672/
Gollova672/
Halouwa672/
Jolloba672/
Ollawaa671/
Olovayo671/
Hullavy671/
Holoiwe671/
Holgova671/
Ellouwa671/
Hallavy671/
Hallowj671/
Halluwa671/
Allowey671/
Ahlowat671/
Halloba671/
Golowah671/
Olawayo671/
Olowoja671/
Olobaye671/
Oloweya671/
Hoslova671/
Höllova671/
Holyova671/
Golowaj671/
Gollowe671/
Ahalowa671/
Alloywa671/
D'Galloway671/
Oloweye671/
Olowuyi671/
Golluwa671/
Ahlouwa671/
Alhoway671/
Hoylova671/
Holobai671/
Haleway670/
Allovay670/

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