Holzman Surname

109,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Holzman Surname Definition:

(German) One who cut wood in the forest; dweller in the forest.

Holzman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3221:109,10911,911
Argentina6021:71,0026,030
Canada1011:364,80832,793
France441:1,509,607143,950
England401:1,392,95161,553
Czechia321:332,29640,874
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2471:203,31517,632

Holzman (17) may also be a first name.

Holzman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who cut wood in the forest; dweller in the forest.

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

(from an ancestor's occupation) Jews were engaged in the wood and lumber trade in the timber areas of Europe. Holz is the German for “wood” or “timber” and Holzman (Holtzman), Holz (Holtz), Holzer (Holtzer), and the Slavic equivalents Goltzer, Goltz, Goltzman are the names commonly associated with the timber trade.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Holzman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Holzman occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Holzman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 109,496th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,714,717 people. The surname Holzman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Holzman live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. Holzman is also the 2,694,839th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 17 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 3,322 people, or 1 in 109,109. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 13 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Maryland, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Holzman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Holzman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Holzman surname grew 1,345 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Holzman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Holzman surname are 3.78% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.01% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Holzman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 433.96% more than the national average, earning R 1,268,880 per year; in United States they earn 23.43% more than the national average, earning $53,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.29% more than the national average, earning $56,284 CAD per year.

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Holzman Reference & Research

Holtzman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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