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    The surname Holle

    A surname, carried by 2,090 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈhɑli/ 1 syllable Soundex H400

    Holle: #14,316 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Holle #14,316, 2,090 people Holle: #14,316 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Holle #14,316, 2,090 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Holle is more common than 91.2% of them.

    Origin

    * As a north German surname, from the obsolete noun hol (“bog, cave”), related to the modern adjective hohl (“hollow”) (English hole). * Also as a German surname (Hölle), variant of Hoelle, itself related to the noun Hölle (“hell”). * As a Dutch surname, from an obsolete adjective related to hou (“favorable, loyal”).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,090 people named Holle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 147,725 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,039.

    #14,316
    rank among US surnames
    2,090
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.5%
    change since 2000 (was #13,648)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,307Rakowski2,092147,584
    #14,312Dwight2,091147,654
    #14,316Imler2,090147,725

    Who is named Holle

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

    95% of people named Holle identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Holle

    Holle 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 Holle come from?
    * As a north German surname, from the obsolete noun hol (“bog, cave”), related to the modern adjective hohl (“hollow”) (English hole). * Also as a German surname (Hölle), variant of Hoelle, itself related to the noun Hölle (“hell”). * As a Dutch surname, from an obsolete adjective related to hou…
    How common is the surname Holle?
    2,090 people in the United States had the surname Holle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,725 Americans. It ranked 14,316th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Holle?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Holle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    How do you pronounce Holle?
    Holle is /ˈhɑli/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Holle getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,039 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,090 in 2010, up 2.5%.