Hollenshead last name popularity, history, and meaning

Find out how popular the last name Hollenshead is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hollenshead.

Meaning of Hollenshead

An English surname deriving from a place name in Lancashire.

Hollenshead, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hollenshead surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hollenshead in America

Hollenshead is the 70208th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hollenshead surname appeared 279 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Hollenshead.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hollenshead to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 70208 69428 1.12%
Count 279 264 5.52%
Proportion per 100k 0.09 0.10 -10.53%

The history of the last name Hollenshead

The surname Hollenshead originates from England and dates back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Old English words "holen" meaning "hollow" and "heafod" meaning "head," referring to a person who lived near a hollow or depression in the land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of this surname can be traced back to the Domesday Book of 1086, which documents a landowner named Radulfus de Holunhefed in Gloucestershire. The spelling variations in historical records include Holinshed, Hollinshead, Holyngsheved, and Hollingshede.

In the 13th century, a prominent figure named Ralph de Hollinshead was mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Staffordshire in 1235. Another notable individual was John Hollinshed (1492-1580), an English chronicler and author of "Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland," a influential work on British history.

The surname Hollenshead was also associated with several places in England, such as Hollinshead Hall in Staffordshire and Hollinshead Farm in Cheshire, indicating that some families may have derived their surnames from these locations.

Notable individuals with the surname Hollenshead include:

  1. William Hollenshead (1621-1688), an English landowner and member of Parliament for Stafford.
  2. Thomas Hollenshead (1684-1746), a British explorer and navigator who mapped parts of the Pacific Ocean.
  3. Eliza Hollenshead (1792-1872), a renowned author and poet from Lancashire, England.
  4. James Hollenshead (1845-1919), a prominent industrialist and founder of the Hollenshead Manufacturing Company in Birmingham.
  5. Sir Robert Hollenshead (1876-1953), a British diplomat and ambassador to several European countries in the early 20th century.

While the surname Hollenshead is relatively uncommon today, its origins can be traced back to the medieval period in England, with a rich history spanning several centuries and notable individuals who carried this distinctive name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hollenshead

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hollenshead.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

  1. White only
  2. Black only
  3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
  4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
  5. Hispanic
  6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hollenshead was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 95.34% 266
Non-Hispanic Black Only 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races (S)% (S)
Hispanic Origin 2.15% 6

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hollenshead has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 95.34% 98.86% -3.63%
Black 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Asian and Pacific Islander (S)% 0.00% (S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% 0.00% (S)%
Two or More Races (S)% (S)% (S)%
Hispanic 2.15% (S)% (S)%

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hollenshead was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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