Holscher Surname

181,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Holscher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Holscher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4511:249,79923,761
Netherlands3071:55,0079,455
Brazil1591:1,346,37945,774
Germany1551:519,39043,831
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Australia341:793,99150,673
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
France111:6,038,429280,838
England91:6,190,895170,599
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

The alternate forms: Hölscher (12,315) are calculated separately.

Holscher Last Name Facts

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

Holscher is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Hölscher. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holscher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Holscher is the 181,911th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,117,000 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Holscher reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Holscher is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,451 people, or 1 in 249,799. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 12 percent live, Indiana, where 10 percent live and Minnesota, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Holscher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Holscher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Holscher last name expanded 1,251 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Holscher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Holscher surname are 22.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.84% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Holscher earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 6.32% more than the national average, earning $45,877 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.12% more than the national average, earning $72,598 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hölscher9612,315/
Hoelscher945,782/
Holschier94120/
Holescher943/
Hoslscher943/
Hollscher942/
Holscheer941/
Holschher941/
Holcher93114/
Olscher9387/
Holsher9332/
Hoselscher894/
Helscher88258/
Oelscher8856/
Ohlscher8853/
Hoelsher8840/
Olescher8836/
Cholcher8830/
Golscher888/
Holshcer881/
Holesher881/
Halscher881/
Holscger881/
Holcer86338/
Holser86284/
Olsher86133/
Olcher8635/
D'Hoelscher843/
Ahlschier8216/
Haelscher820/
Heelscher820/
Haslscher820/
Alscher801,467/
Ölscher80105/
Elscher8042/
Helsher8041/
Holzher8023/
Hoelser808/
Holsker806/
Houlser804/
Halcher802/
Holseer801/
Holsehr801/
Holsert801/
Holsier800/
Olesher800/
Golsher800/
Hollser800/
Halsher800/
Olscherová781/
Olcer7786/
Olser7745/
Holzherr75304/
Goolsher7512/
Holsæker7512/
Allscher755/
Hallcher753/
Holzheur751/
Halchere751/
Halskher750/
Hellsher750/
Holshire750/
Holzer7132,064/
Helser71953/
Golser71761/
Holger71569/
Halser71544/
Elsher71347/
Alcher7189/
Alsher7150/
Olsker7148/
Olszer7145/
Allescher7124/
Golcer7122/
Holzheire7110/
Holcerová718/
Hölser717/
Oleser711/
Hollshair711/
Halcer711/
Hólcer711/
Holshaire711/
Holzhcker711/
Ölcher711/
Holjer710/
Hellesher710/
Hollshire710/
Haselscherdt701/
Hoelzer67916/
Holtjer67232/
Elshear67214/
Olesker67172/
Cholger6754/
Golshir6753/
Helszer6736/
Holtger6725/
Holgert6723/
Hollger6717/
Alshear6711/
Elesher6710/
Alscherová679/
Elsheir679/
Holzier677/
Kholger675/
Holzker674/
Elshier673/
Olsåker673/
Alsheer672/
Olesherova671/
Olheser671/
Hellser671/
Haulser671/
Houlzer671/
Holezer671/
Holgere671/
Galsher671/
Haelser671/
Goleser671/
Golsser671/
Alshier671/
Hollzer671/
Kholzer671/
Halchir671/
Alseher671/
Alescer671/
Elsheer671/
Elschir671/
Alsheir671/
Alshker671/
Alesher670/
Goolser670/
Houlger670/
Olesere670/
Allsher670/
Allscherdt670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Holscher
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