The surname Holland
A place surname, carried by 102,538 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈhɑ.lənd/ 2 syllables Soundex H453 Also a first name
Origin
From Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”). A popular but false etymology holds that it is derived from hol land (“hollow land”), inspired by the low-lying geography of both the Dutch and the English region (Holland, Lincolnshire). Doublet of balanda (“white, European” among Australian Aboriginals).
Holland is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 102,538 people named Holland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,011 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 99,885.
Who is named Holland
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
77% of people named Holland identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 77%
- Black (not Hispanic) 18%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
- Two or more races 2.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Famous Hollands
40 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Willa HollandAmerican actress, born 1991
- Dexter HollandAmerican rock musician, born 1965
- André HollandAmerican actor, born 1979
- Tom HollandAmerican scriptwriter and director (born 1943)
- James HollandAustralian association football player, born 1989
- Jennifer HollandAmerican actress, born 1987
- William HollandAmerican track and field athlete (1874–1930)
- Bill HollandAmerican racecar driver (1907-1984)
- Dave HollandBritish drummer (1948–2018)
- Brian HollandAmerican songwriter and record producer, born 1941
- Mary HollandAmerican actress, born 1985
- Stephen HollandAustralian swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist, world champion, former world record-holder, born 1958
Notable Hollands come mostly from the United States (30), Australia (5) and the United Kingdom (2).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Holland
Holland has the Soundex code H453, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H453.
Questions
- Where does the surname Holland come from?
- From Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”). A popular but false etymology holds that it is derived from hol land (“hollow land”), inspired by the low-lying geography of both the Dutch and the English region (Holland, Lincolnshire). Doublet of balanda (“white, European” among Australian Aboriginals).
- How common is the surname Holland?
- 102,538 people in the United States had the surname Holland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,011 Americans. It ranked 305th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Holland?
- In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Holland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Holland?
- Willa Holland, American actress, followed by Dexter Holland.
- Where is the surname Holland most common?
- Wikidata records people named Holland in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 2 other countries.
- How do you pronounce Holland?
- Holland is /ˈhɑ.lənd/, 2 syllables.
- What type of surname is Holland?
- Holland is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
- Is the surname Holland getting more or less common?
- More common. 99,885 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 102,538 in 2010, up 2.7%.
- Is Holland also a first name?
- Yes. Holland 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.