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    The surname Holbein

    A German nickname surname, carried by 394 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H415

    Holbein: #52,619 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Holbein #52,619, 394 people Holbein: #52,619 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Holbein #52,619, 394 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Holbein is more common than 67.6% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    From a German nickname for a bowlegged person, from Middle High German hol (“hollow”) + bein (“leg”)

    Holbein is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 394 people named Holbein in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 783,618 Americans. That is down 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 403.

    #52,619
    rank among US surnames
    394
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    -2.2%
    change since 2000 (was #49,057)

    Who is named Holbein

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

    91% of people named Holbein identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Holbein come from?
    From a German nickname for a bowlegged person, from Middle High German hol (“hollow”) + bein (“leg”)
    How common is the surname Holbein?
    394 people in the United States had the surname Holbein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 783,618 Americans. It ranked 52,619th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Holbein?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Holbein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Holbein?
    Holbein is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
    Is the surname Holbein getting more or less common?
    Less common. 403 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 394 in 2010, down 2.2%.