Houldsworth Surname

243,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Houldsworth Surname Definition:

John de Haldeworth, Yorkshire, 1273.

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Houldsworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0581:52,6646,459
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
Australia1381:195,62119,280
Scotland791:67,7705,294
Canada641:575,71247,839
Wales241:128,9399,528
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5671:42,9905,394
Scotland291:129,0765,773
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Houldsworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Halesworth,' a parish in Suffolk, early pronounced Haldsworth. (2) Local, 'of Haldsworth,' a spot in Yorkshire which I have not identified. One thing is certain, the Lancashire and Yorkshire Holdsworths or Houldsworths are sprung from a family represented in the following entries:

John de Haldeworth, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Johannes Haldeworthe, of Leathley, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus de Haldeworthe, of Southowrara, 1379: ibid.

Johannes de Haleworth, sittor, 1379: ibid.

Of the Suffolk surname the following are instances:

1374. Adam de Halesworth, prior, Norwich: History of Norfolk.

1495. Richard Haldysworth, rector of Ridlesworth, Norfolk: ibid.

1613. Robert Haldesworth, rector of Great Wrotham, Norfolk: ibid.

Of the Yorkshire surname the following are instances:

1593/4- Joshua Houldsworth, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1595. Robert Haulsworth, or Holdsworth, Yorkshire: ibid.

1596. Henry Hauldesworth, Yorkshire: ibid.

1602. Michael Haldsworth, Yorkshire: ibid.

Thus the changes from Haldeworth or Haldsworth in the 13th century to Holdsworth or Houlds worth in the 19th are clearly marked at every stage.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Holdsworth, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Houldsworth Last Name Facts

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

Houldsworth is found most in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Houldsworth? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 243,428th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,449,051 people. Houldsworth is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Houldsworth reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 1,058 people, or 1 in 52,664. In England Houldsworth is most common in: Lancashire, where 16 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 12 percent live and Derbyshire, where 9 percent live. Apart from England it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Houldsworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Houldsworth has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,232 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 272 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Houldsworth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Houldsworth last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Houldsworth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.06% more than the national average, earning R 461,172 per year; in United States they earn 21.12% more than the national average, earning $52,263 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.82% less than the national average, earning $44,306 CAD per year.

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