How common is the surname Holl?

2,682 people in the United States had the surname Holl in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,118 Americans. It ranked 11,685th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Holl?

Steven Holl, American architect (born 1947), followed by Adolf Holl.

Where is the surname Holl most common?

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

Is the surname Holl getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,179 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,682 in 2010, down 16%.

The surname Holl

An occupational surname, carried by 2,682 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Holl is more common than 92.8% of them.

Origin

* 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.

Holl is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,682 people named Holl in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 115,118 Americans. That is down 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,179.

#11,685

rank among US surnames

2,682

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-15.6%

change since 2000 (was #9,395)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,679	Petitt	2,684	115,032
#11,683	Pridemore	2,683	115,075
#11,685	Rorie	2,682	115,118
#11,688	Rotondo	2,681	115,161
#11,694	Stpeter	2,680	115,204

Who is named Holl

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

87% of people named Holl identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.4%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Holls

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Steven Holl
American architect (born 1947)
Adolf Holl
Austrian theologian (1930–2020)
Justin Holl
American ice hockey player, born 1992

Notable Holls come mostly from the United States (2) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Holl

Holl has the Soundex code H400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H400.

Questions

Where does the surname Holl come from?: * 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.
How common is the surname Holl?: 2,682 people in the United States had the surname Holl in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,118 Americans. It ranked 11,685th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Holl?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Holl identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Holl?: Steven Holl, American architect (born 1947), followed by Adolf Holl.
Where is the surname Holl most common?: Wikidata records people named Holl in the United States and Austria.
What type of surname is Holl?: Holl is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Holl getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,179 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,682 in 2010, down 16%.