# Holiday (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/holiday/  
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) | 6,881 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,089 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 44,869 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.0% (6,491 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Holliday |

## Etymology

English surname, variant of Holliday.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Holiday 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) | 36% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 9.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Holiday in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Holiday

- Billie Holiday, American jazz singer (1915–1959)
- Jrue Holiday, American basketball player (born 1990)
- Justin Holiday, American basketball player (born 1989)
- Lauren Holiday, American soccer player
- Aaron Holiday, American basketball player (born 1996)
- Henry Holiday, British artist (1839–1927)

## Similar surnames

Holliday, Holladay, Halliday, Holaday, Holt, Held, Hallett, Howlett, Hulett, Hewlett, Heald, Hilt.

## 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.