Explore the Family Name Holzinger

The meaning of Holzinger

South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from any of various places called Holzing or Holzingen. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Helmut, Lorenz, Ernst, Ewald, Franz, Hans-Peter, Heinz, Kaspar, Rainer, Rudi, Ulrich.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Holzinger saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Holzinger was ranked 25,547th in terms of prevalence, but by 2010 had fallen to 27,783rd, marking a decline of 8.75%. The count of people with the Holzinger surname also dropped during this period from 908 in 2000 to 865 in 2010, a reduction of 4.74%. The proportion of Holzingers per 100,000 individuals in the United States likewise decreased by 14.71%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,547	#27,783	-8.75%
Count	908	865	-4.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.29	-14.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Holzinger

Looking into the ethnic identity associated with the Holzinger surname, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of Holzingers identify as White, with this group making up 95.15% of all Holzingers in 2000 and slightly increasing to 95.26% in 2010. The percentage of those who identified as Hispanic rose by 33.33%, albeit from a small base of 1.65% in 2000 to 2.20% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races fell significantly from 2.31% in 2000 to 0.92% in 2010, a drop of over 60%. Lastly, there was a minor increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander; however, data for Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native ethnic identities were suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.15%	95.26%	0.12%
Hispanic	1.65%	2.2%	33.33%
Two or More Races	2.31%	0.92%	-60.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.81%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%