How common is the surname Hollowell?

5,053 people in the United States had the surname Hollowell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,101 Americans. It ranked 6,684th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hollowell?

KSHMR, American DJ, record producer and songwriter.

Where is the surname Hollowell most common?

Wikidata records people named Hollowell in India.

Is the surname Hollowell getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,318 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,053 in 2010, down 5.0%.

The surname Hollowell

A surname, carried by 5,053 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H440

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hollowell is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,053 people named Hollowell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,101 Americans. That is down 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,318.

#6,684

rank among US surnames

5,053

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

-5%

change since 2000 (was #5,960)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,678	Fermin	5,057	61,053
#6,680	Runnels	5,055	61,077
#6,681	Muth	5,054	61,089
#6,684	Candelario	5,053	61,101
#6,688	Nevins	5,052	61,114
#6,690	Roos	5,051	61,126

Who is named Hollowell

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

76% of people named Hollowell identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hollowells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

KSHMR
American DJ, record producer and songwriter, born 1988

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Hollowell

Hallowell

Hollowell has the Soundex code H440, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H440.

Questions

How common is the surname Hollowell?: 5,053 people in the United States had the surname Hollowell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,101 Americans. It ranked 6,684th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hollowell?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Hollowell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hollowell?: KSHMR, American DJ, record producer and songwriter.
Where is the surname Hollowell most common?: Wikidata records people named Hollowell in India.
Is the surname Hollowell getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,318 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,053 in 2010, down 5.0%.