# Hollen (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hollen/  
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 | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,477 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,514 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 124,645 people |
| Change since 2000 | +20% (2,061 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English topographical surname, from the noun holly. Compare Hollis. * As a Dutch surname, patronymic of Holle.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hollen 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) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Similar surnames

Hollon, Hillen, Holen, Hollan, Hulen, Holan, Hellen, Holm, Helm, Houlihan, Hallam, Hulme.

## 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.