# Holden (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/holden/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 34,824 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,008 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,866 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (34,041 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhoʊldən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Holden in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 77% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Holden in the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia and Australia.

## People named Holden

- William Holden, American actor (1918–1981)
- Laurie Holden, American-Canadian actress
- Stuart Holden, American soccer player
- Jon Robert Holden, American-Russian basketball player
- Edward S. Holden, American astronomer (1846-1914)
- Alexandra Holden, American actress
- Gloria Holden, British-American actress (1903-1991)
- Rebecca Holden, actress, singer
- Marjean Holden, American actress
- Mari Holden, American racing cyclist
- Stephen Holden, American writer and critic (born 1941)
- Fay Holden, American actress (1893-1973)

and 10 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Holton, Haldeman, Holtman, Holding, Holdman, Hilton, Helton, Hylton, Haltom, Halton, Hultman, Haldane.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.