Explore the Family Name Holdman

The meaning of Holdman

1. English: status name denoting a ‘servant of the noble’, from Middle English hold(e) + man (see Hold). 2. English: variant of Oldman, from Middle English ald, old ‘old’ and man ‘man’. 3. Americanized form of North German Holdmann: topographic name from Middle Low German holt ‘small wood’ + man ‘man’.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Holdman has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Holdman ranked 30,352 in popularity, with 727 people bearing the name. However, by 2010, it dropped to rank 38,801, a 27.84% decrease. The count of people with this surname also declined by 21.73%, standing at 569 by the end of the decade. As a result, the proportion of Holdmans per 100,000 people fell by 29.63%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,352	#38,801	-27.84%
Count	727	569	-21.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.19	-29.63%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Holdman

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Holdman, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows shifts between 2000 and 2010. The largest ethnicity group was White, though it saw a decrease of 6.08% within the decade, going down from 69.05% to 64.85%. The Black ethnicity group experienced an increase of 15.32%, rising from 25.45% to 29.35%. A small percentage identified as Hispanic, increasing from 1.51% to 1.76%. The data for "Two or more races" decreased by 33.22%, while the Asian/Pacific Islander and the American Indian and Alaskan Native categories were previously non-existent in 2000 and appeared in 2010, accounting for 1.23% and 0.88% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	69.05%	64.85%	-6.08%
Black	25.45%	29.35%	15.32%
Two or More Races	2.89%	1.93%	-33.22%
Hispanic	1.51%	1.76%	16.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.23%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.88%	0%