# Holl (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/holl/  
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 | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,682 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,685 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 115,118 people |
| Change since 2000 | -15.6% (3,179 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As a German and Dutch surname, from the noun hohl (“hollow hole”). * Also as a German surname, variant of Hold, from the obsolete noun Middle High German holde (“friend, servant vassal”); also Helle. * As an English surname, variant of Hole. * Also as a Dutch surname, variant of Holle.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Holl 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) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Holl in the United States and Austria.

## People named Holl

- Steven Holl, American architect (born 1947)
- Adolf Holl, Austrian theologian (1930–2020)
- Justin Holl, American ice hockey player

## Similar surnames

Hill, Hall, Hull, Holley, Hoyle, Holly, Houle, Hollie, Holle, Hohl, Hole, Hoel.

## 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.