How common is the surname Holden?

34,824 people in the United States had the surname Holden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,866 Americans. It ranked 1,008th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Holden?

William Holden, American actor (1918–1981), followed by Laurie Holden.

Where is the surname Holden most common?

Wikidata records people named Holden in the United States, the United Kingdom and Russia and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Holden?

Holden is /ˈhoʊldən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Holden getting more or less common?

More common. 34,041 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 34,824 in 2010, up 2.3%.

Is Holden also a first name?

Yes. Holden is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Holden

A surname, carried by 34,824 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhoʊldən/ 2 syllables Soundex H435 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Holden is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 34,824 people named Holden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,866 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 34,041.

#1,008

rank among US surnames

34,824

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #940)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#999	Tang	34,961	8,831
#1,000	Archer	34,949	8,834
#1,001	Haas	34,918	8,842
#1,002	Galloway	34,909	8,844
#1,003	Bray	34,906	8,845
#1,004	Nieves	34,896	8,848
#1,005	Petty	34,882	8,851

Who is named Holden

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

77% of people named Holden identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Holdens

22 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Holden
American actor (1918–1981)
Laurie Holden
American-Canadian actress, born 1969
Stuart Holden
American soccer player, born 1985
Jon Robert Holden
American-Russian basketball player, born 1976
Edward S. Holden
American astronomer (1846-1914)
Alexandra Holden
American actress, born 1977
Gloria Holden
British-American actress (1903-1991)
Rebecca Holden
Actress, singer, born 1958
Marjean Holden
American actress, born 1964
Mari Holden
American racing cyclist, born 1971
Stephen Holden
American writer and critic (born 1941)
Fay Holden
American actress (1893-1973)

Notable Holdens come mostly from the United States (14), the United Kingdom (6) and Russia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Holden

Holden has the Soundex code H435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H435.

Questions

How common is the surname Holden?: 34,824 people in the United States had the surname Holden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,866 Americans. It ranked 1,008th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Holden?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Holden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Holden?: William Holden, American actor (1918–1981), followed by Laurie Holden.
Where is the surname Holden most common?: Wikidata records people named Holden in the United States, the United Kingdom and Russia and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Holden?: Holden is /ˈhoʊldən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Holden getting more or less common?: More common. 34,041 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 34,824 in 2010, up 2.3%.
Is Holden also a first name?: Yes. Holden is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.