Explore the Family Name Holes

The meaning of Holes

English (Hampshire): 1. post-medieval variant of Hole, with excrescent -s, or possibly a topographic name from an original plural meaning ‘at the hollows’. 2. variant of Hollis. 3. variant of Howl, itself a variant of Howell, with post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Holes' decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 52,500th and by 2010, it had dropped to the 61,436th position, showing a change of -17.02%. The count of people carrying this surname also reduced from 371 in 2000 to 327 in 2010, marking a decline of -11.86%. This change is reflected in the proportion per 100k people, which fell by -21.43% from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,500	#61,436	-17.02%
Count	371	327	-11.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.11	-21.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Holes

The ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Holes' has seen some shifts as well according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. There were no identified Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native bearers of this surname in 2000 or 2010. From 2000 to 2010, those identifying as two or more races rose from 1.89% to 2.14%, indicating a growth of 13.23%. The number of white individuals with this surname slightly decreased by -1.12% from 85.98% to 85.02%. Hispanic holders of the name were observed to have the most significant increase, jumping from 3.50% to 7.65%, a rise of 118.57%. Conversely, black individuals with this surname significantly decreased from 7.28% to 4.28%, a reduction of -41.21%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.98%	85.02%	-1.12%
Hispanic	3.5%	7.65%	118.57%
Black	7.28%	4.28%	-41.21%
Two or More Races	1.89%	2.14%	13.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%