How common is the surname Hollander?

5,640 people in the United States had the surname Hollander in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,742 Americans. It ranked 6,077th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hollander?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hollander identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hollander?

Tom Hollander, British actor, followed by Audrey Hollander.

Where is the surname Hollander most common?

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

Is the surname Hollander getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,672 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,640 in 2010, down 0.6%.

The surname Hollander

An English surname, carried by 5,640 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H453

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hollander is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Middle English holander, Hollander; equivalent to Holland + -er; compare the German Holländer.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,640 people named Hollander in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,742 Americans. That is down 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,672.

#6,077

rank among US surnames

5,640

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

-0.6%

change since 2000 (was #5,610)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,072	Suter	5,648	54,665
#6,074	Dreher	5,644	54,703
#6,075	Terrill	5,641	54,732
#6,077	McLane	5,640	54,742

Who is named Hollander

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

96% of people named Hollander identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hollanders

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tom Hollander
British actor, born 1967
Audrey Hollander
American pornographic actress, born 1979
John Hollander
American poet (1929–2013)

Notable Hollanders come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Hollender

Surnames that sound like Hollander

Hollander has the Soundex code H453, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H453.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hollander come from?: From Middle English holander, Hollander; equivalent to Holland + -er; compare the German Holländer.
How common is the surname Hollander?: 5,640 people in the United States had the surname Hollander in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,742 Americans. It ranked 6,077th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hollander?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hollander identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hollander?: Tom Hollander, British actor, followed by Audrey Hollander.
Where is the surname Hollander most common?: Wikidata records people named Hollander in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Hollander getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,672 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,640 in 2010, down 0.6%.
What are other spellings of Hollander?: Hollender.