The surname Hollywood
A surname, carried by 814 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈhɑ.li.wʊd/ 3 syllables Soundex H430
Origin
The name of the neighbourhood in Los Angeles (proper noun sense 1) was coined by real estate developer H. J. Whitley, from holly + wood. By metonymy, it became the name of the industry, and eventually also a name for decadence.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 814 people named Hollywood in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 379,294 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 774.
Who is named Hollywood
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
82% of people named Hollywood identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 82%
- Black (not Hispanic) 13%
- Two or more races 2.5%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Hollywood has the Soundex code H430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H430.
Questions
- Where does the surname Hollywood come from?
- The name of the neighbourhood in Los Angeles (proper noun sense 1) was coined by real estate developer H. J. Whitley, from holly + wood. By metonymy, it became the name of the industry, and eventually also a name for decadence.
- How common is the surname Hollywood?
- 814 people in the United States had the surname Hollywood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 379,294 Americans. It ranked 29,117th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Hollywood?
- In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Hollywood identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
- How do you pronounce Hollywood?
- Hollywood is /ˈhɑ.li.wʊd/, 3 syllables.
- Is the surname Hollywood getting more or less common?
- More common. 774 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 814 in 2010, up 5.2%.