Hollyhead Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Hollyhead Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hollyhead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3911:142,50113,810
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1371:177,92214,779

Hollyhead Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hollyhead is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hollyhead? popularity and diffusion

It is the 701,000th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Hollyhead are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 391 people, or 1 in 142,501. In England it is mostly found in: West Midlands, where 40 percent reside, Shropshire, where 11 percent reside and Greater London, where 9 percent reside. Besides England this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent reside.

Hollyhead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hollyhead has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Hollyhead last name grew 285 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hollyhead Last Name Statistics demography

Hollyhead earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 94.92% more than the national average, earning $84,104 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holleyhead9538/
Holyhead94485/
Hollihead89104/
Hollead880/
Holliehead8436/
Hollishead843/
Holihead8218/
Holehead820/
Hallhead820/
Holiehead781/
Hoolihead781/
Holeshead780/
Halhead75208/
Hallead75146/
Hollied751/
Choolead712/
Alhead675/
Halead671/
Holaaiead671/
Hollaaiad671/

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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
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  • 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 Hollyhead
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