Explore the Family Name Holben

The meaning of Holben

English: from Middle English hol(e) ‘hole’ + be(a)m, beim ‘tree’, with common confusion between final -m and -n. The name may be topographic, for someone who lived by a hollow tree, or habitational from a place so named, such as Holbeam in Stalisfield (Kent) or Holbeam in Wogwell (Devon).

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How common is the last name Holben in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data on surname popularity, Holben was ranked 24,328 in 2000 and dropped slightly to 25,833 in 2010, indicating a decrease of 6.19%. The number of individuals with this surname also decreased from 965 in 2000 to 953 in 2010, resulting in a change of -1.24%. This indicates that the proportion of people with the Holben surname per 100,000 decreased by 11.11% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,328	#25,833	-6.19%
Count	965	953	-1.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.32	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Holben

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides information on the ethnic identity of individuals with the Holben surname. In 2000, the majority of Holbens identified as White (96.79%), a figure that dipped slightly to 94.44% in 2010. The second largest group identified as Hispanic, growing from 1.14% in 2000 to 1.78% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also rose from 0.62% to 0.84%. Those identifying as two or more ethnicities saw a significant increase from 0.73% to 1.68%. There were also new identifications of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010 which were not present in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.79%	94.44%	-2.43%
Hispanic	1.14%	1.78%	56.14%
Two or More Races	0.73%	1.68%	130.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.62%	0.84%	35.48%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.73%	0%
Black	0%	0.52%	0%