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

Hollwedel, 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 Hollwedel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hollwedel in America

Hollwedel is the 140157th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hollwedel surname appeared 119 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 Hollwedel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hollwedel 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 Hollwedel

The surname Hollwedel originated in Germany, likely during the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Old German words "hol" meaning "hollow" and "wedel" meaning "willow tree," suggesting a connection to a location or settlement near a hollow or valley where willow trees grew.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony, where a certain Henricus Hollwedel is mentioned in the year 1312. This suggests that the name was already well-established in the region by the early 14th century.

In the 15th century, the Hollwedel family was documented as residing in the town of Lüneburg, Lower Saxony. A notable figure from this time was Hans Hollwedel, a merchant and member of the town council, who lived from around 1420 to 1485.

During the 16th century, the Hollwedel name appeared in various records across northern Germany, including in the cities of Hamburg and Bremen. One prominent individual was Christoph Hollwedel, a Lutheran theologian and reformer born in 1525 in the town of Hildesheim.

In the 17th century, the name was found in the records of the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, where Johann Hollwedel, a landowner and farmer, lived from 1642 to 1704.

The 18th century saw the spread of the Hollwedel name to other parts of Germany, including the region of Saxony-Anhalt. A notable figure from this time was Friedrich Hollwedel, a renowned architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in the city of Halle between 1730 and 1795.

As the centuries progressed, the Hollwedel name continued to be found across various regions of Germany, with individuals from this family contributing to various fields, including academia, arts, and local governance.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hollwedel

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

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

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