Holzinger Surname
Approximately 11,637 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameHolzinger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 4,929 | 1:1,728 | 131 |
| Germany | 4,778 | 1:16,849 | 2,224 |
| United States | 1,242 | 1:291,835 | 27,061 |
| Switzerland | 128 | 1:64,163 | 7,867 |
| Canada | 119 | 1:309,627 | 28,530 |
| France | 114 | 1:582,655 | 77,962 |
| Argentina | 58 | 1:736,955 | 49,943 |
| Australia | 37 | 1:729,614 | 48,196 |
| Hungary | 34 | 1:288,714 | 22,080 |
| Romania | 33 | 1:608,420 | 43,703 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| Croatia | 31 | 1:136,407 | 19,258 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 129 | 1:389,292 | 29,048 |
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-173293Holsinger 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.
- juliakatThis 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)).
- deleted-173293Holzinger Demographics
Average Male Holzinger Height
177.75 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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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