How common is the surname Holley?

30,231 people in the United States had the surname Holley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,213 Americans. It ranked 1,163rd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Holley getting more or less common?

More common. 29,215 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,231 in 2010, up 3.5%.

Is Holley also a first name?

Yes. Holley 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.

The surname Holley

An English place surname, carried by 30,231 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H400 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Holley is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

English origin

* As an English surname, spelling variant of Holly. * Also as an English surname, from Old English hol (“hollow”) leah (“wood, clearing, meadow”) or Old English hol ēage (“eye”), perhaps a nickname for someone with a missing eye. * Also as an English surname, singular variant of Hollis.

Holley is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

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 30,231 people named Holley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,213 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 29,215.

#1,163

rank among US surnames

30,231

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,098)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,154	McCabe	30,401	10,156
#1,155	Alonso	30,389	10,160
#1,157	Saucedo	30,374	10,165
#1,158	Starr	30,363	10,168
#1,159	Do	30,301	10,189
#1,160	Hurtado	30,286	10,194
#1,161	Kirkland	30,283	10,195

Who is named Holley

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

65% of people named Holley identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 65%
Black (not Hispanic) 30%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Holley

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

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Holley come from?: * As an English surname, spelling variant of Holly. * Also as an English surname, from Old English hol (“hollow”) leah (“wood, clearing, meadow”) or Old English hol ēage (“eye”), perhaps a nickname for someone with a missing eye. * Also as an English surname, singular variant of Hollis.
How common is the surname Holley?: 30,231 people in the United States had the surname Holley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,213 Americans. It ranked 1,163rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Holley?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Holley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is Holley?: Holley is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Holley getting more or less common?: More common. 29,215 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,231 in 2010, up 3.5%.
Is Holley also a first name?: Yes. Holley 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.