How common is the surname Holman?

32,788 people in the United States had the surname Holman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,416 Americans. It ranked 1,069th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Holman?

Brett Holman, Australian association football player, followed by Matthew J. Holman.

Where is the surname Holman most common?

Wikidata records people named Holman in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Holman getting more or less common?

More common. 31,514 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 32,788 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Holman

A surname, carried by 32,788 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H455

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

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 32,788 people named Holman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 9,416 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 31,514.

#1,069

rank among US surnames

32,788

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #1,016)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,060	Kidd	33,186	9,303
#1,061	Velasco	33,078	9,334
#1,062	Ngo	33,005	9,355
#1,063	Cheng	32,982	9,361
#1,064	Newell	32,909	9,382
#1,065	Frey	32,904	9,383
#1,066	Carney	32,897	9,385

Who is named Holman

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

70% of people named Holman identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Holmans

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brett Holman
Australian association football player, born 1984
Matthew J. Holman
American astronomer, born 1967
Eddie Holman
American singer and musician (born 1946)
Libby Holman
American socialite, actress, singer, and activist (1904-1971)
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor (1927–2024)
Harry Holman
Actor, 1872–1947
Rufus C. Holman
American politician (1877-1959)
Aric Holman
American basketball player (born 1997)
Nat Holman
American basketball player and coach (1896-1995)

Notable Holmans come mostly from the United States (8) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Holman

Holman has the Soundex code H455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H455.

Questions

How common is the surname Holman?: 32,788 people in the United States had the surname Holman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,416 Americans. It ranked 1,069th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Holman?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Holman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Holman?: Brett Holman, Australian association football player, followed by Matthew J. Holman.
Where is the surname Holman most common?: Wikidata records people named Holman in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Holman getting more or less common?: More common. 31,514 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 32,788 in 2010, up 4.0%.