# Holder (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/holder/  
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) | 33,465 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,040 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 9,226 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.1% (32,466 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhoʊldɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Holder 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) | 73% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Holder in the United States, Barbados, Germany and Australia.

## People named Holder

- Jason Holder, Barbadian cricketer and West Indies former captain
- Nancy Holder, American writer
- Alfred Holder, Austrian-German librarian and linguist
- Meagan Holder, actress
- Preston Holder, American archaeologist (1907-1980)
- Chris Holder, Australian speedway rider
- Marcos Witt, American singer-songwriter

## Similar surnames

Holter, Holdren, Holderman, Holdridge, Holderfield, Holderby, Hildreth, Halter, Halterman, Hilderbrand.

## 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.