How common is the surname Holst?

4,691 people in the United States had the surname Holst in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,817 Americans. It ranked 7,129th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Holst?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Holst identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Holst?

Gustav Holst, British composer (1874–1934), followed by Maria Holst.

Where is the surname Holst most common?

Wikidata records people named Holst in the United Kingdom, Austria and the Kingdom of Denmark.

Is the surname Holst getting more or less common?

More common. 4,424 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,691 in 2010, up 6.0%.

The surname Holst

A surname, carried by 4,691 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H423

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Holst is more common than 95.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,691 people named Holst in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 65,817 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,424.

#7,129

rank among US surnames

4,691

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #6,987)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,124	Baucom	4,696	65,746
#7,126	Menefee	4,695	65,760
#7,128	Newson	4,693	65,789
#7,129	Holst	4,691	65,817
#7,130	Hunnicutt	4,690	65,831

Who is named Holst

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

92% of people named Holst identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Holsts

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gustav Holst
British composer (1874–1934)
Maria Holst
Austrian actress (1917–1980)
Emil Holst
Badminton player, born 1991

Notable Holsts come mostly from the United Kingdom (1), Austria (1) and the Kingdom of Denmark (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Holst

Holst has the Soundex code H423, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H423.

Questions

How common is the surname Holst?: 4,691 people in the United States had the surname Holst in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,817 Americans. It ranked 7,129th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Holst?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Holst identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Holst?: Gustav Holst, British composer (1874–1934), followed by Maria Holst.
Where is the surname Holst most common?: Wikidata records people named Holst in the United Kingdom, Austria and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Is the surname Holst getting more or less common?: More common. 4,424 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,691 in 2010, up 6.0%.