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
The last name Holzinger is found in Austria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Hölzinger. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Holzinger? popularity and diffusion
The last name Holzinger is the 44,658th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 626,239 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Holzinger are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Holzinger is most frequently occurring in Austria, where it is carried by 4,929 people, or 1 in 1,728. In Austria it is most frequent in: Upper Austria, where 53 percent are found, Lower Austria, where 16 percent are found and Vienna, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Austria this surname is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 41 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.
Holzinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Holzinger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Holzinger surname rose 963 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Holzinger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Holzinger are 20.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.21% being registered to vote for the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Holzinger
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis