Explore the Family Name Hollars

The meaning of Hollars

Americanized form of Dutch Hollaers: genitivized form of Hollaar (see Hollar). The surname Hollaers is rare in the Netherlands.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hollars has experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, this surname ranked 22,143rd in popularity in the United States, but by 2010 it had slipped to 22,856th, a drop of 3.22%. Despite this, the number of people with the Hollars surname actually increased slightly over this period, from 1,089 in 2000 to 1,120 in 2010, representing a growth of 2.85%. However, when adjusting for the overall population, the proportion of individuals with the Hollars surname per 100,000 people decreased by 5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,143	#22,856	-3.22%
Count	1,089	1,120	2.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.38	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hollars

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hollars. In both 2000 and 2010, most individuals with this surname identified as White, although there was a minor decrease from 95.22% in 2000 to 94.38% in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as of two or more races, growing from 0.92% in 2000 to 1.96% in 2010, an increase of 113.04%. Additionally, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic also rose from 2.20% in 2000 to 2.86% in 2010, a 30% increase. In 2010, there were also individuals identifying as Black and Asian/Pacific Islander, however, the exact numbers were suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.22%	94.38%	-0.88%
Hispanic	2.2%	2.86%	30%
Two or More Races	0.92%	1.96%	113.04%
Black	0%	0.54%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.73%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%