Holzinger Surname

44,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Holzinger Surname User-submission:

This is an Austrian and German surname, denoting someone who came from Holzing or Holzingen (derived from Holz, meaning 'place of wood' or 'wood', plus common suffix -ing(en). The German pronunciation of holz is equivalent to holts/holtz in English, which explains the Anglicization of this surname for many.

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Holzinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria4,9291:1,728131
Germany4,7781:16,8492,224
United States1,2421:291,83527,061
Switzerland1281:64,1637,867
Canada1191:309,62728,530
France1141:582,65577,962
Argentina581:736,95549,943
Australia371:729,61448,196
Hungary341:288,71422,080
Romania331:608,42043,703
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Croatia311:136,40719,258
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
England161:3,482,379114,324
Israel101:855,76354,181
Wales91:343,83718,086
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:389,29229,048

The alternate forms: Hölzinger (266) are calculated separately.

Holzinger Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an Austrian and German surname, denoting someone who came from Holzing or Holzingen (derived from Holz, meaning 'place of wood' or 'wood', plus common suffix -ing(en). The German pronunciation of holz is equivalent to holts/holtz in English, which explains the Anglicization of this surname for many.

- deleted-173293

Holsinger is a variant of the surname Holtzinger. It is from the German language. In German the word holt means 'wood'. The -singer or -zinger at the end would mean someone who works with wood or lumber.

- juliakat

This is an Austrian and German surname, denoting someone who came from Holzing or Holzingen (derived from Holz, meaning 'place of wood' or 'wood' plus common suffix '-ing(en)).

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Holzinger Last Name Facts

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

Holzinger is more commonly found in Austria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Hölzinger. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Holzinger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 44,658th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 626,239 people. The surname Holzinger is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Holzinger live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Austria, where it is borne by 4,929 people, or 1 in 1,728. In Austria Holzinger is most common in: Upper Austria, where 53 percent live, Lower Austria, where 16 percent live and Vienna, where 16 percent live. Other than Austria it occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 41 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Holzinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Holzinger has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 963 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Holzinger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Holzinger last name are 20.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.21% being registered with the party.

The amount Holzinger earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 24.26% less than the national average, earning R 179,976 per year; in United States they earn 10.34% more than the national average, earning $47,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.24% more than the national average, earning $57,753 CAD per year.

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