Holmby Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Holmby Surname User-submission:

The surname probably originates from a farm in the far south of Sweden named "Holmby Norreholms Gård".

Holmby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Norway191:270,64728,127
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Holmby Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname probably originates from a farm in the far south of Sweden named "Holmby Norreholms Gård".

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Holmby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Holmby is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Holmby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,530,696th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname Holmby is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Holmby live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Holmby is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 62 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 14 percent are found and Georgia, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 33 percent are found and Denmark, where 19 percent are found.

Holmby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Holmby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Holmby last name increased 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Holmby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Holmby surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Holmby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.96% less than the national average, earning 315,057 kr per year and in United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holmbey920/
Houlmbay863/
Holmbe8317/
Helmby837/
Olmbey830/
Holimba7783/
Holemba7766/
Holmber778/
Hjalmby776/
Olimbay775/
Holenby771/
Holmbee771/
Houlmba771/
Houlmbi771/
Holimbi771/
Olembay771/
Elmby7332/
Olmba7331/
Almby7326/
Olmbe735/
Holmbech7148/
Houlmbai7147/
Holmbøge7114/
Cholemba715/
Hollenby713/
Helembay713/
Houlimbi711/
Holmberh711/
Cholimba711/
Holimber711/
Cholimbe711/
Olimba672,454/
Olembe67832/
Olemba67805/
Olimbi67126/
Ellmby67122/
Elimby6787/
Alimby6736/
Olembi6722/
Olimbe6711/
Alemby679/
Elemby678/
Holymberh674/
Jalmby673/
Olembé672/
Holmwa671/
Holnbe671/
Halmbe671/
Allmby671/
Helmbe670/

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