Holz Surname

21,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,000 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Holz Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller in, or near, a grove; one who came from Holz or Holzen (grove), in Germany.

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Holz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,6391:5,903716
Brazil4,5201:47,3621,865
United States4,3381:83,5549,469
Australia5741:47,0315,879
Poland3941:96,46914,727
Austria2171:39,2426,314
Canada2011:183,31118,199
France1401:474,44867,240
Argentina1371:311,99624,829
South Africa1351:401,31635,360
Chile1011:174,4215,727
England681:819,38343,863
Switzerland581:141,60213,683
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Luxembourg441:13,1942,619
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Paraguay231:314,6414,957
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Wales111:281,32115,850
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Finland61:916,11741,832
Norway61:857,04855,549
China61:227,886,92811,701
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5801:86,5848,992

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.

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

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

- stefanholz

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.

- sniall

This is a German surname, meaning 'wood'.

- deleted-173293

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hölz921,270/
Holtz8924,456/
Holze891,985/
Hoelz89487/
Holcz8972/
Holzt8931/
Hotlz8910/
Holez897/
Hollz897/
Cholz892/
Holhz891/
Holdz890/
Olz8638/
Holtze80593/
Cholez80388/
Holesz80310/
Hoeltz80127/
Houlez8083/
Hollez8074/
Houltz8017/
Hollze805/
Choltz804/
Hotltz802/
Holzhe802/
Holstz802/
Kholez801/
Holltz801/
Houlze801/
Hoehlz801/
Choulz801/
Golz755,093/
Holc751,777/
Hols75669/
Oltz75496/
Hülz75158/
Olze75117/
Oelz75109/
Halz75102/
Helz7564/
Olez7518/
Hulz7513/
Olsz7510/
Oilz755/
Oulz753/
Holx752/
Oldz752/
Ojlz752/
Jolz751/
Uolz751/
Ahlz751/
Olhz751/
Olzh751/
Olzt751/
Oslz751/
Otlz751/
Ohlz751/
Ollz750/
Choultz7322/
Houllez7320/
Chollez737/
Houltze731/
Hoiletz731/
Hollesz731/
Holst6728,602/
Goltz676,612/
Golez676,209/
Holds671,298/
Holts671,209/
Hohls671,192/
Holes671,168/
Holch67470/
Holse67443/
Olesz67338/
Heltz67302/
Golcz67171/
Holje67162/
Khols6791/
Höltz6784/
Holøs6780/
Holce6777/
Holls6764/
Haltz6762/
Oltze6749/
Chulz6746/
Helez6743/
Oeltz6738/
Holtzsch6732/
Helcz6723/
Heulz6723/
Hölcz6721/
Cholc6720/
Halsz6717/
Holås6717/
Chols6716/
Halze6715/
Hulsz6713/
Holeś6713/
Chalz6713/
Halez6712/
Holci6711/
Golsz6711/
Holczová6710/
Olsze679/
Holsh679/
Houls676/
Ollez674/
Jolez674/
Goldz673/
Olszt673/
Holsp672/
Holtx672/
Hallz672/
Holss672/
Hoels672/
Hoils671/
Oelez671/
Hölsz671/
Hölze671/
Holczova671/
Helsz671/
Oulez671/
Holhs671/
Osltz671/
Oulzz671/
Hoyls670/
Hools670/
Hutlz670/
Hullz670/
Oolze670/
Holsd670/
Haulz670/
Hulze670/

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