Holyhead Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Holyhead Surname Definition:

The Welsh town.

Holyhead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4511:123,54312,408
Wales151:206,30213,003
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Scotland71:764,83125,488
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1421:171,65814,473

Holyhead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Welsh town.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Holyhead Last Name Facts

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

Holyhead is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holyhead? popularity and diffusion

It is the 630,290th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 15,025,868 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Holyhead live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Holyhead is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 123,543. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 48 percent live, Staffordshire, where 12 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 11 percent live. Barring England this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Holyhead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Holyhead has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Holyhead surname expanded 318 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Hollyhead94420/
Holleyhead8938/
Holihead8818/
Holehead880/
Holyha863/
Hollihead82104/
Holiehead821/
Hoolihead821/
Holeshead820/
Halhead80208/
Holoyad801/
Hollead800/
Holliehead7836/
Hollishead783/
Holea7794/
Olyha7747/
Holye7713/
Olyea770/
Olhea770/
Choolead752/
Olaychea751/
Hallhead750/
Holeha71260/
Halyha71240/
Golead71140/
Golyha7188/
Holeňa7175/
Kholye7157/
Oloyed7120/
Holiha7111/
Olyher719/
Hollye718/
Oliyad715/
Alhead715/
Olayad715/
Holyes713/
Holihe713/
Hollea713/
Holeud712/
Holehe712/
Halead711/
Hoolye711/
Holeae711/
Cholea711/
Holaaiead711/
O'Lhea710/
Olea6745,700/
Hollyer67463/
Goloyad67233/
Hallead67146/
Choliha6754/
Choolye6751/
Olechea6731/
Holihah6728/
Cholied6726/
Goliyad6720/
Olye6716/
Ahlheid6716/
Holgeid6710/
Khalyed675/
Ahalyea674/
Khalead674/
Choleha673/
Holiyat673/
Chulead672/
Holojad671/
Houlehe671/
Hollyoe671/
Haliyad671/
Hollied671/
Cholhye671/
Holaiad671/
Jhollye671/
Chalead671/
Alhoyed671/
Olethea671/
Halayea671/
Choliye671/
Choulea671/
Ahlihad671/
Halihad671/
Oloyedd671/
Olaiyad671/
Ahlayea671/
Holhyer670/
Golihea670/
Holegia670/

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Footnotes

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