Explore the Family Name Holsey

The meaning of Holsey

English (Norfolk): perhaps a variant of Halsey.

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Holsey has seen a rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Holsey ranked 15,861st in terms of commonality among surnames, but by 2010, it had moved up to the 15,363rd spot — a growth of 3.14%. The number of individuals with the Holsey surname also increased during this decade, with a count of 1,684 in 2000 and 1,909 in 2010, which corresponds to a 13.36% increase. This translates to an increase in proportion per 100,000 people from 0.62 in 2000 to 0.65 in 2010, marking a change of 4.84%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,861	#15,363	3.14%
Count	1,684	1,909	13.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.62	0.65	4.84%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Holsey

When it comes to the ethnicity associated with the Holsey surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows noticeable shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the Holsey surname identified as Black, with percentages at 64.79% in 2000 and slightly increasing to 65.74% in 2010. The proportion identifying as White decreased from 31.89% in 2000 to 28.86% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic saw more than a hundred percent increase, rising from 1.13% to 2.46%. There was also a notable increase in representation from two or more races, from 1.43% to 2.04%. While there were no reported individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, these communities were represented in 2010, albeit in small proportions of 0.31% and 0.58%, respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	64.79%	65.74%	1.47%
White	31.89%	28.86%	-9.5%
Hispanic	1.13%	2.46%	117.7%
Two or More Races	1.43%	2.04%	42.66%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.58%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.31%	0%