Explore the Family Name Holtham

The meaning of Holtham

English: 1. habitational name from a place so named or a topographic name for someone who lived ‘(at the) enclosure in the wood’, from Middle English holt ‘wood, grove’ + ham ‘enclosure’ (Old English holt + hamm). Compare Haltom and Holtom. 2. variant of Hotham.

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

The surname Holtham saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the name was ranked 126,400 in popularity, while in 2010 it moved up slightly to rank 126,018. This represents a minor positive change of 0.3 in ranking. The number of people bearing the surname also increased during this period from 125 individuals in 2000 to 136 in 2010, representing an 8.8% rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#126,400	#126,018	0.3%
Count	125	136	8.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.05	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Holtham

In terms of ethnicity, the largest group of individuals with the Holtham surname identified as White, increasing from 83.2% in 2000 to 84.56% in 2010. This data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows a 1.63% rise in this ethnic identity over this ten-year period. The second most significant group identified with two or more races, which declined from 5.6% to 4.41% during the same time frame. The percentage of Black identified individuals decreased slightly from 6.4% to 5.88%. Notably, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic in both years. Data for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native was available for 2000 at 4%, but suppressed for 2010 for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.2%	84.56%	1.63%
Black	6.4%	5.88%	-8.12%
Two or More Races	5.6%	4.41%	-21.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	4%	0%	0%