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Where Does The Last Name Holywood Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Holywood is borne by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Holywood? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 3,957,383^rd most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. Holywood is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Holywood are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in British Isles. Holywood is also the 2,368,944^th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 21 people.

The surname Holywood is most frequently held in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 167,731. In Northern Ireland Holywood is most prevalent in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Other than Northern Ireland this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent live and Scotland, where 12 percent live.

Holywood Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Holywood has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Holywood surname decreased 73 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Holywood Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (73%) in Ireland.