Holts Surname

311,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Holts Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller by the wood or copse; one who came from Holt (wood), the name of various places in England.

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Holts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7491:483,92440,927
Ukraine2991:152,25021,177
Canada671:549,93446,038
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Paraguay201:361,8375,406
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2961:169,65815,313

Holts Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller by the wood or copse; one who came from Holt (wood), the name of various places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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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Holts Last Name Facts

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

The surname Holts occurs most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holts? popularity and diffusion

It is the 311,397th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,027,747 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Holts reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 749 people, or 1 in 483,924. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Michigan, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Holts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Holts has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 253 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Holts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Holts surname are 10.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.01% registered with the political party.

The amount Holts earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.57% less than the national average, earning $35,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.58% less than the national average, earning $43,930 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kholts9180/
Holtse9164/
Holsts9160/
Holtås9136/
Hoults9129/
Holtsø917/
Hollts913/
Cholts911/
Holtst911/
Holt89168,012/
Olts8919/
Holtsch8359/
Choults835/
Kholtts831/
Holtz8024,456/
Holte805,073/
Holdt801,927/
Hults801,799/
Golts801,589/
Holds801,298/
Holth801,230/
Halts80834/
Hohlt80706/
Hoolt80123/
Kholt80122/
Huolt8083/
Cholt8075/
Ehlts8064/
Hülts8021/
Hollt8017/
Helts8011/
Holtt807/
Holht807/
Oilts804/
Hgolt802/
Holtp802/
Holtx802/
Øholt802/
Hoslt801/
Oldts800/
Holtsova77260/
Holtzsch7732/
Holtsche7715/
Olt751,291/
Holthe731,731/
Holtze73593/
Kholte73241/
Hoeltz73127/
Høholt73111/
Chults7369/
Oltsch7355/
Houltz7317/
Haltse7311/
Goldts735/
Golths734/
Choltz734/
Hoilet733/
Choult733/
Hotltz732/
Hultse732/
Holstz732/
Hoylet732/
Goults731/
Houlds731/
Holltz731/
Hoylte731/
Hultås731/
Holdte731/
Haalts731/
D'Holt731/
Cholte731/
Huilts730/
Houlth730/
Choldt730/
Holz6725,000/
Olds6711,618/
Hold673,168/
Holc671,777/
Halt671,377/
Hoilett67825/
Golt67769/
Hultsch67725/
Oltz67496/
Olte67446/
Oldt67372/
Elts6793/
Alts6778/
Højholt6777/
Hottlet6766/
Choultz6722/
Ults6717/
Jolt6713/
Ohylets6711/
Heltsch678/
Høholdt675/
Holtová674/
Oltsova673/
Ahlt673/
Ohlt673/
Hosselt672/
Holdsch672/
Hoillet672/
Houselt672/
Houltte671/
Houltze671/
Hoiletz671/
Hoseldt671/
Choltce671/
Hoylett671/
Holtova671/
Oltx671/
Uolt671/
Choulds670/
Olth670/
Oltt670/
Olht670/

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