Explore the Family Name Holroyd

The meaning of Holroyd

English (Yorkshire): habitational name from Howroyd in Barkisland (Yorkshire), from Old English hol ‘hole, hollow’ + rod ‘clearing’. Compare Rhodes.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Holroyd saw slight changes between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname slipped from 24,763 in 2000 to 25,486 in 2010, a decrease of approximately 2.92 percent. However, the count or number of people with the surname increased by about 2.75 percent, rising from 944 in 2000 to 970 in 2010. Despite this increase, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 5.71 percent, from 0.35 to 0.33.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,763	#25,486	-2.92%
Count	944	970	2.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.33	-5.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Holroyd

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Holroyd, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts over that same decade. In 2000, people identifying as White made up the majority at 97.56 percent, but this percentage slightly decreased to 96.80 percent in 2010. Individuals identifying as Hispanic represented 0.64 percent in 2000, but this figure significantly increased by 157.81 percent to reach 1.65 percent in 2010. The percentage of people identifying as two or more races dropped by 34.74 percent, while those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander appeared for the first time in 2010, accounting for 0.62 percent of the Holroyds. The percentages for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.56%	96.8%	-0.78%
Hispanic	0.64%	1.65%	157.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.62%	0%
Two or More Races	0.95%	0.62%	-34.74%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%