Holtman Surname

121,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Holtman Surname User-submission:

The root, holz, means 'forest' and it is of Old Germanic origin. Holtzmann means 'man of the forest', while Holzhauer means 'lumberjack'. All Holz'variants are forest-related names.

Holtman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1931:165,28016,774
Netherlands8851:19,0822,979
South Africa2991:181,19619,872
Brazil1431:1,497,02350,066
Canada631:584,85148,473
Ukraine431:1,058,66796,518
England371:1,505,89364,828
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Slovakia171:313,90944,635
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3641:137,96313,058

Holtman (15) may also be a first name.

Holtman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The root, holz, means 'forest' and it is of Old Germanic origin. Holtzmann means 'man of the forest', while Holzhauer means 'lumberjack'. All Holz'variants are forest-related names.

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Holtman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Holtman occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holtman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 121,557th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,934,576 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Holtman live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,193 people, or 1 in 165,280. In The United States Holtman is primarily found in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, Missouri, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 23 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Holtman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Holtman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Holtman last name rose 602 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 925 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Holtman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Holtman last name are 13.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Holtman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 27.81% more than the national average, earning R 303,720 per year; in United States they earn 12.87% more than the national average, earning $48,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.13% more than the national average, earning $60,182 CAD per year.

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