How common is the surname Hollis?

28,617 people in the United States had the surname Hollis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,789 Americans. It ranked 1,233rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hollis?

John Hollis, British actor (1931–2005), followed by Essie Hollis.

Where is the surname Hollis most common?

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

Is the surname Hollis getting more or less common?

More common. 27,597 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 28,617 in 2010, up 3.7%.

Is Hollis also a first name?

Yes. Hollis 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 Hollis

A place surname, carried by 28,617 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H420 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). Hollis is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

English topographical surname from the noun holly. Compare Hollen, Holley.

Hollis 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 28,617 people named Hollis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,789 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 27,597.

#1,233

rank among US surnames

28,617

people in 2010

9.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #1,164)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,224	Caballero	28,903	10,682
#1,225	Downing	28,880	10,691
#1,226	Sharpe	28,879	10,691
#1,227	Guy	28,852	10,701
#1,229	Rankin	28,821	10,713
#1,230	Godfrey	28,734	10,745
#1,231	Chamberlain	28,727	10,748

Who is named Hollis

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

66% of people named Hollis identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 29%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Holliss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Hollis
British actor (1931–2005)
Essie Hollis
American basketball player (born 1955)
Henry F. Hollis
American politician (1869-1949)

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hollis

Hollis has the Soundex code H420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H420.

Questions

Where does the surname Hollis come from?: English topographical surname from the noun holly. Compare Hollen, Holley.
How common is the surname Hollis?: 28,617 people in the United States had the surname Hollis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,789 Americans. It ranked 1,233rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hollis?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Hollis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hollis?: John Hollis, British actor (1931–2005), followed by Essie Hollis.
Where is the surname Hollis most common?: Wikidata records people named Hollis in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Hollis?: Hollis is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Hollis getting more or less common?: More common. 27,597 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 28,617 in 2010, up 3.7%.
Is Hollis also a first name?: Yes. Hollis 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.