Holness Surname

59,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Holness Surname Definition:

Weekley says this is undoubtedly for “holiness.” If so, it must be that kind of holiness which exhibits much faith and asks for no proof.

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Holness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica3,7201:771145
England1,8291:30,4644,084
United States1,7221:210,48720,581
Canada4231:87,1059,640
Australia1791:150,81415,978
Panama1601:24,4521,522
Cayman Islands1121:57090
South Africa1071:506,33441,014
Honduras491:179,9272,138
Wales331:93,7747,567
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Northern Ireland241:76,8765,365
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5151:47,3315,841
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Holness (60) may also be a first name.

Holness Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Weekley says this is undoubtedly for “holiness.” If so, it must be that kind of holiness which exhibits much faith and asks for no proof. By the less inspired method of tracing it backwards we get the prosaic result of Honess, Holness, Holners, Holinhurst

Surnames (1917) by Walter Parry Haskett-Smith

In 1554, Andrew Holness, of Seton in Ickham parish, left small bequests to the poor; and in 1667 Edward Holness was lessee of Branding manor in the same parish (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Holness Last Name Facts

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

The last name Holness occurs more in Jamaica more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Holness click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holness? popularity and diffusion

The last name Holness is the 59,702nd most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 862,534 people. The last name Holness is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Holness are found; 45 percent are found in Caribbean and 45 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean. Holness is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 60 people.

Holness is most commonly used in Jamaica, where it is held by 3,720 people, or 1 in 771. In Jamaica it is most numerous in: Middlesex County, where 44 percent reside, Cornwall County, where 37 percent reside and Surrey County, where 19 percent reside. Barring Jamaica this last name occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Holness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Holness has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Holness surname grew 355 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 9,567 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Holness Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Holness last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Holness surname are 26.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 79.32% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Holness earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.72% more than the national average, earning R 384,312 per year; in United States they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $46,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.5% more than the national average, earning $51,424 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hollness9311/
Olness92295/
Holnes92145/
Ahlness8686/
Helness8646/
Hulness861/
Holnnes861/
Holnies860/
Olnes8357/
Holne833/
Houlne77232/
Ulness77216/
Elness77192/
Alness77101/
Halnes7791/
Helnes7754/
Holner7719/
Hulnes773/
Jolnes772/
Golnes771/
Olnets771/
Holnäs771/
Hollne771/
Ahlnes771/
Oelnes771/
Olnies770/
Holney770/
Hollennes750/
Olne7341/
Hollner71286/
Allness7111/
Hulgnes712/
Hogline711/
Hollnis711/
Alhness711/
Hollnei711/
Golnesh711/
Holnner710/
Helnies710/
Halniss710/
Joolnes710/
Holgner710/
Olney676,703/
Alnes67804/
Olner67373/
Elnes67324/
Hatlenes67104/
Holna6752/
Ulnes6748/
Golne6743/
Halne6726/
Holni6714/
Holny6713/
Olnäs6712/
Olnge676/
Choolner672/
Chalneus672/
Ölnes672/
Olnet672/
Jolne671/
Oulne671/
Chalnesh671/
Olnie671/
Hoilgnet671/
Olgne671/
Hallneus671/
Choulner671/
Olnea670/
Olnee670/

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