Explore the Family Name Hollands

The meaning of Hollands

1. English: variant of Holland, especially 3, with post-medieval excrescent -s. 2. Dutch: genitivized form of Holland.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hollands experienced a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 33,206th most common surname, but by 2010, it had fallen slightly to the 34,185th position, marking a change of -2.95%. However, during the same period, the count of individuals with this surname actually increased from 649 to 664, reflecting a growth of 2.31%. There was a slight drop in the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100k people, going from 0.24 to 0.23, which is a decline of -4.17%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,206	#34,185	-2.95%
Count	649	664	2.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.23	-4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hollands

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Hollands also saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander went down to zero, while the proportion of those identifying with two or more races reduced by -16.20%, moving from 2.16% to 1.81%. Notably, there was a new representation from the Hispanic community, which was not present in 2000 but made up 3.46% of the Hollands population in 2010. The percentage of white individuals recorded a slight decrease, from 77.50% to 76.81%. Meanwhile, Black representation saw a small increase of 2.50%, rising from 16.02% to 16.42%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	77.5%	76.81%	-0.89%
Black	16.02%	16.42%	2.5%
Hispanic	0%	3.46%	0%
Two or More Races	2.16%	1.81%	-16.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.31%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%