Explore the Family Name Hollandsworth

The meaning of Hollandsworth

Possibly an altered form of Hollingsworth. This surname is common in VA.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hollandsworth saw a decrease in popularity ranking from 2000 to 2010, moving from rank 14,049 to 14,848, representing a change of -5.69%. Despite this slip in ranking, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased slightly from 1,968 to 1,995, a modest rise of 1.37%. Proportionally, however, the prevalence per 100,000 people fell by 6.85%, suggesting that the surname's overall prevalence relative to the total population decreased.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,049	#14,848	-5.69%
Count	1,968	1,995	1.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.73	0.68	-6.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hollandsworth

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a predominance of White individuals with the Hollandsworth surname, comprising 95.83% in 2000 and 95.29% in 2010, marking a barely perceptible decrease of 0.56%. Other ethnic identities associated with the name experienced more significant changes. Notably, the proportion of Hispanic individuals with the Hollandsworth surname almost doubled, increasing from 0.81% to 1.50%, an impressive growth rate of 85.19%. The Black community also saw a substantial increase of 83.33%, albeit from a very small base: from 0.30% to 0.55%. Conversely, the proportion identifying as two or more races declined sharply by 32.64%, from 1.93% to 1.3%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native both saw increases, up by 11.84% and 38.89%, respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.83%	95.29%	-0.56%
Hispanic	0.81%	1.5%	85.19%
Two or More Races	1.93%	1.3%	-32.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.76%	0.85%	11.84%
Black	0.3%	0.55%	83.33%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.36%	0.5%	38.89%