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    The surname Holan

    A Czech place surname, carried by 537 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H450

    Holan: #40,672 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Holan #40,672, 537 people Holan: #40,672 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Holan #40,672, 537 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Holan is more common than 74.9% of them.

    Origin

    Czech origin

    Two possible origins: * Borrowed from Czech Holan, Holaň, Holáň, all nicknames from holy (“naked, bare”). * Borrowed from Norwegian Holan, habitational surname from several minor places, ultimately from Old Norse hóll (“round hill, mound”).

    Holan is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 96 Czech surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 537 people named Holan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 574,945 Americans. That is down 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 569.

    #40,672
    rank among US surnames
    537
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -5.6%
    change since 2000 (was #36,956)

    Who is named Holan

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    96% of people named Holan identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Holans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ariel Holan
      Argentine professional football manager (born 1960)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Holan

    Holan has the Soundex code H450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H450.

    Other Czech surnames

    All 96 Czech surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Holan come from?
    Two possible origins: * Borrowed from Czech Holan, Holaň, Holáň, all nicknames from holy (“naked, bare”). * Borrowed from Norwegian Holan, habitational surname from several minor places, ultimately from Old Norse hóll (“round hill, mound”).
    How common is the surname Holan?
    537 people in the United States had the surname Holan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 574,945 Americans. It ranked 40,672nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Holan?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Holan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Holan?
    Ariel Holan, Argentine professional football manager (born 1960).
    Where is the surname Holan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Holan in Argentina.
    What type of surname is Holan?
    Holan is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Holan getting more or less common?
    Less common. 569 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 537 in 2010, down 5.6%.