Explore the Family Name Hollan

The meaning of Hollan

English: variant of Hollen.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hollan saw a marginal decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hollan was ranked as the 22,570th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had dropped to 24,090th place, representing a decrease of 6.73%. The overall count of individuals bearing this surname also decreased slightly from 1,063 in 2000 to 1,045 in 2010, a reduction of 1.69%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Hollan per 100,000 population decreased by 10.26%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,570	#24,090	-6.73%
Count	1,063	1,045	-1.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.35	-10.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hollan

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hollan, there were some notable shifts during the same ten-year period according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of those identifying as White and having the surname Hollan experienced a slight decrease from 90.50% in 2000 to 89.95% in 2010. The representation of the surname within the Black community also saw a small contraction, falling from 4.23% to 4.02%. The percentage of those identifying as belonging to two or more races declined significantly by 34.89%. However, the American Indian and Alaskan Native segment saw a considerable increase of 49.38%, whereas previously there were no reported instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic communities in 2000, by 2010 these groups accounted for 0.48% and 1.63% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.5%	89.95%	-0.61%
Black	4.23%	4.02%	-4.96%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.6%	2.39%	49.38%
Hispanic	0%	1.63%	0%
Two or More Races	2.35%	1.53%	-34.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.48%	0%