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

Hollist, 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 Hollist surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hollist in America

Hollist is the 112568th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hollist surname appeared 156 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 Hollist.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hollist 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.

The history of the last name Hollist

The surname Hollist originated in England during the late medieval period, derived from the Old English words "hol" meaning "hollow" and "ist" meaning "inhabitant." It was likely a topographic name given to someone who lived near a hollow or depression in the landscape.

Hollist is an anglicized spelling of the German name "Hollist," which can be traced back to the 13th century in the regions of Saxony and Bavaria. Early records show variations such as "Hollister," "Hollester," and "Hollister."

One of the earliest known references to the name Hollist is found in the Pipe Rolls of Staffordshire in 1199, where a William Hollister is mentioned. In the Hundred Rolls of 1273, a Richard Hollist is recorded in Oxfordshire.

The Domesday Book, compiled in 1086 by order of William the Conqueror, does not contain the surname Hollist, as it primarily focused on recording landowners and tenants at that time.

In the 14th century, a notable bearer of the name was Sir John Hollist (c. 1320 - 1389), a knight from Gloucestershire who fought alongside Edward, the Black Prince, during the Hundred Years' War.

Another notable figure was Thomas Hollist (1562 - 1637), a prominent merchant and alderman in the City of London during the reign of King James I.

During the English Civil War, Colonel Richard Hollist (1605 - 1679) was a Parliamentarian officer who played a significant role in the Battle of Naseby in 1645.

In the 18th century, Samuel Hollist (1720 - 1792) was a renowned clockmaker and inventor from London, known for his contributions to the development of precision timekeeping.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in the United States was John Hollist (1635 - 1711), who emigrated from England and settled in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony in the late 17th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hollist

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

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 Hollist was:

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 Hollist has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

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 Hollist was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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