Holz Surname
Approximately 25,000 people bear this surname
Holz Surname Definition:
(German) Dweller in, or near, a grove; one who came from Holz or Holzen (grove), in Germany.
Read More About This SurnameHolz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 13,639 | 1:5,903 | 716 |
| Brazil | 4,520 | 1:47,362 | 1,865 |
| United States | 4,338 | 1:83,554 | 9,469 |
| Australia | 574 | 1:47,031 | 5,879 |
| Poland | 394 | 1:96,469 | 14,727 |
| Austria | 217 | 1:39,242 | 6,314 |
| Canada | 201 | 1:183,311 | 18,199 |
| France | 140 | 1:474,448 | 67,240 |
| Argentina | 137 | 1:311,996 | 24,829 |
| South Africa | 135 | 1:401,316 | 35,360 |
| Chile | 101 | 1:174,421 | 5,727 |
| England | 68 | 1:819,383 | 43,863 |
| Switzerland | 58 | 1:141,602 | 13,683 |
| Sweden | 52 | 1:189,361 | 13,089 |
| Luxembourg | 44 | 1:13,194 | 2,619 |
| Mexico | 35 | 1:3,546,463 | 24,778 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1:150,944 | 17,319 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Paraguay | 23 | 1:314,641 | 4,957 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Czechia | 14 | 1:759,534 | 67,321 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 580 | 1:86,584 | 8,992 |
The alternate forms: Hölz (1,270) are calculated separately.
Holz (61) may also be a first name.
Holz Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Dweller in, or near, a grove; one who came from Holz or Holzen (grove), in Germany.
User-submitted Reference
"Holz" is a mixed occupational-topographical surname. The word literally means "wood" in German, but refers here to locations of medieval forestry.
My own straight descent, the Rhenish Holz family, is related to Holz in Germany, Kreis Neuss. A former tief of the electorate Cologne. The historical site was teared down, its area becoming part of the Garzweiler surface mine. The population was resettled to a newly build village of the same name.
The place was also namegiver for the motorway junction Autobahnkreuz Holz.
See: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holz_%28J%C3%BCchen%29
- stefanholzThe 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.
- sniallThis is a German surname, meaning 'wood'.
- deleted-173293Holz Demographics
Average Male Holz Height
177.14 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Holz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Holz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Holz is found most in Germany. It can occur as a variant: Hölz. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Holz? popularity and diffusion
Holz is the 21,754th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 291,502 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Holz are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,257,960th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 61 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 13,639 people, or 1 in 5,903. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent live. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 65 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.
Holz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Holz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Holz last name grew 748 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,360 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Holz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Holz surname are 20.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.41% registered with the party.
The amount Holz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 522.71% more than the national average, earning S/. 120,712 per year; in South Africa they earn 15.51% less than the national average, earning R 200,784 per year; in United States they earn 9.87% more than the national average, earning $47,407 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $53,434 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hölz | 92 | 1,270 | / |
| Holtz | 89 | 24,456 | / |
| Holze | 89 | 1,985 | / |
| Hoelz | 89 | 487 | / |
| Holcz | 89 | 72 | / |
| Holzt | 89 | 31 | / |
| Hotlz | 89 | 10 | / |
| Holez | 89 | 7 | / |
| Hollz | 89 | 7 | / |
| Cholz | 89 | 2 | / |
| Holhz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Holdz | 89 | 0 | / |
| Olz | 86 | 38 | / |
| Holtze | 80 | 593 | / |
| Cholez | 80 | 388 | / |
| Holesz | 80 | 310 | / |
| Hoeltz | 80 | 127 | / |
| Houlez | 80 | 83 | / |
| Hollez | 80 | 74 | / |
| Houltz | 80 | 17 | / |
| Hollze | 80 | 5 | / |
| Choltz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hotltz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Holzhe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Holstz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kholez | 80 | 1 | / |
| Holltz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Houlze | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoehlz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Choulz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Golz | 75 | 5,093 | / |
| Holc | 75 | 1,777 | / |
| Hols | 75 | 669 | / |
| Oltz | 75 | 496 | / |
| Hülz | 75 | 158 | / |
| Olze | 75 | 117 | / |
| Oelz | 75 | 109 | / |
| Halz | 75 | 102 | / |
| Helz | 75 | 64 | / |
| Olez | 75 | 18 | / |
| Hulz | 75 | 13 | / |
| Olsz | 75 | 10 | / |
| Oilz | 75 | 5 | / |
| Oulz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Holx | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oldz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ojlz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jolz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uolz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ahlz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Olhz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Olzh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Olzt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oslz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Otlz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ohlz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ollz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Choultz | 73 | 22 | / |
| Houllez | 73 | 20 | / |
| Chollez | 73 | 7 | / |
| Houltze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoiletz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hollesz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Holst | 67 | 28,602 | / |
| Goltz | 67 | 6,612 | / |
| Golez | 67 | 6,209 | / |
| Holds | 67 | 1,298 | / |
| Holts | 67 | 1,209 | / |
| Hohls | 67 | 1,192 | / |
| Holes | 67 | 1,168 | / |
| Holch | 67 | 470 | / |
| Holse | 67 | 443 | / |
| Olesz | 67 | 338 | / |
| Heltz | 67 | 302 | / |
| Golcz | 67 | 171 | / |
| Holje | 67 | 162 | / |
| Khols | 67 | 91 | / |
| Höltz | 67 | 84 | / |
| Holøs | 67 | 80 | / |
| Holce | 67 | 77 | / |
| Holls | 67 | 64 | / |
| Haltz | 67 | 62 | / |
| Oltze | 67 | 49 | / |
| Chulz | 67 | 46 | / |
| Helez | 67 | 43 | / |
| Oeltz | 67 | 38 | / |
| Holtzsch | 67 | 32 | / |
| Helcz | 67 | 23 | / |
| Heulz | 67 | 23 | / |
| Hölcz | 67 | 21 | / |
| Cholc | 67 | 20 | / |
| Halsz | 67 | 17 | / |
| Holås | 67 | 17 | / |
| Chols | 67 | 16 | / |
| Halze | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hulsz | 67 | 13 | / |
| Holeś | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chalz | 67 | 13 | / |
| Halez | 67 | 12 | / |
| Holci | 67 | 11 | / |
| Golsz | 67 | 11 | / |
| Holczová | 67 | 10 | / |
| Olsze | 67 | 9 | / |
| Holsh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Houls | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ollez | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jolez | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goldz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olszt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Holsp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Holtx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hallz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Holss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoels | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoils | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oelez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hölsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hölze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holczova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Helsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oulez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osltz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oulzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyls | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hools | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hutlz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hullz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oolze | 67 | 0 | / |
| Holsd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haulz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hulze | 67 | 0 | / |
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