Holden is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Holden
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Family name Holden is variant form of Holding. Probably the same as Holden.

May be local but from the occurence of such local names as Holden-by, Holden-hurst, Holding-ham, it looks like an ancient personal appellation.

Family name is variant of Aldine. Descendant of Aldwin which means an old friend.

One who came from Holden meaning "deep valley," in Yorkshire.

How popular is Holden?

Holden is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland, Norway, Northern Ireland, Wales, South Africa, France, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Spain, Thailand.

Holden is ranked 6502 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Holden bearers increased by 2.3 per cent in 2010 US census to 34824 since 2000, the surname slipped by 68 spots and ranked at 1008. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 76.83 78.91
Black 17.62 16.9
Hispanic or Latino 2.11 1.41
Others 2.1 1.55
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8 0.85
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.54 0.37
Holden is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Isle of Man lie ahead in terms of density. Around 86927 people have been found who wears Holden as their family name. Holden is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Holden:
945 United States45,371
307 England23,325
Countries with thousands of Holden:
622 Australia6,264
1,224 Canada4,444
478 New Zealand1,427
645 Ireland1,266
Countries with hundreds of Holden:
1,024 Scotland821
738 Norway710
664 Northern Ireland546
735 Wales466
17,237 South Africa356
41,730 France245
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
50,304 Germany126
20,817 Spain126
113,538 Thailand104
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,090 Denmark94
122,869 Indonesia68
567 Bahamas65
11,058 Sweden62
29,427 Japan56
14,619 Switzerland53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
21,548 Mexico47
8,136 Dominican Republic46
40,838 Netherlands45
2,383 Guyana41
405 Isle of Man41
6,278 Singapore39
10,086 Portugal38
37,845 Belgium34
3,941 Jamaica32
222,297 Russia29
9,043 Qatar28
57,034 Malaysia22
213,215 Brazil21
4,443 China17
203,261 Nigeria17
127,728 Argentina14
1,520 Jersey14
3,428 Hong Kong13
107,811 Italy13
239,189 Ukraine11
76,064 Zimbabwe11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
18,674 Ecuador10
684,495 India9
221,039 Philippines9
1,286 Bermuda7
97,842 Czechia7
1,243 South Korea7
75,466 Israel6
118,663 Papua New Guinea6
18,437 Solomon Islands6
144,247 Turkey6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Joseph Holden worked as farmer and hailed from Germany. 32 years old embarked for USA from Bremen on Helene and arrived on May 3, 1851. Ellen Holden (21), 17 years old C.F. Holden, Clerk O.E. Holden, Gustav Holden, aged 18, 58 years old Johann Holden, Herman Holden (20) Laborer, Mechanic Frank Holden, Laborer Alphonso Holden, and 3 other Holden around 33.33% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer migrated to US from Glasgow, Antwerp, Liverpool and Bremen.

Holden Namesakes

  • Hubert Ashton Holden, English classical scholar
  • Edith Holden, British artist and art teacher
  • Isaac Holden, inventor and manufacturer
  • Anthony Holden, English writer, broadcaster and critic, particularly known as a biographer of artists including Shakespeare, Tchaikovsky, Leigh Hunt, Lorenzo da Ponte and Laurence Olivier
  • Stewart Holden, competitive Scrabble player
  • Jennifer Holden, actress
  • Perry Greeley Holden, first professor of agronomy in the United States
  • John Rose Holden, Canadian politician and lawyer
  • Oliver Holden, American composer and compiler of hymns
  • Angus Holden, 1st Baron Holden, British Liberal Party politician
  • Angus Holden, 3rd Baron Holden, British Liberal then Labour politician
  • David Holden, writer, journalist, and broadcaster
  • Betsy Holden, American businesswoman and corporate director of the Tribune Company
  • Joseph W. Holden, North Carolina politician
  • Inez Holden, British writer and Bohemian social figure and journalist
  • Stanley Holden, British American ballet dancer and choreographer
  • Edward Holden, Australian industrialist
  • William Holden, American actor
  • Charles Holden, architect
  • Amanda Holden, English television presenter, actress
  • Laurie Holden, American-Canadian actress, producer, model
  • Bob Holden, Robert Lee Holden Jr
  • Mark Holden, Australian singer, actor, TV personality
  • Tim Holden, former U.S. Representative for
  • William Woods Holden, 38th and 40th Governor of North Carolina,
  • William Curry Holden, historian and archaeologist
  • Edward S. Holden, American astronomer and the fifth president of the University of California
  • Mari Holden, American cycle racer
  • Alexandra Holden, American actress
  • Rebecca Holden, American actress and singer
  • Kip Holden, American politician
  • Nate Holden, Los Angeles County politician
  • Marjean Holden, American actress, stuntwoman and martial artist
  • P. J. Holden, Northern Irish comic artist based in Belfast
  • Jan Holden, using her mother's maiden name as a stage name
  • Gloria Holden, English-born American film actress
  • Frankie J. Holden, Australian singer, actor and TV presenter
  • Gina Holden, Canadian actress, perhaps best
  • Clive Holden, Canadian new media artist, filmmaker and poet
  • Stuart Holden, American retired professional soccer player
  • Jon Robert Holden, retired American-Russian professional basketball player
  • Dean Holden, English former footballer
  • S. D. Holden, British engineer
  • Josh Holden, Canadian professional ice hockey centre
  • Mick Holden, Gaelic footballer and hurler for Dublin and Cuala CLG
  • Arthur Holden, Canadian actor and writer
  • Lewis Holden, New Zealand public servant and economist
  • Dick Holden, English footballer who played at right-back
  • Paddy Holden, former Gaelic footballer for Dublin
  • Rick Holden, English former professional footballer

Holden Namesakes

  • Hubert Ashton Holden, English classical scholar
  • Edith Holden, British artist and art teacher
  • Isaac Holden, inventor and manufacturer
  • Anthony Holden, English writer, broadcaster and critic, particularly known as a biographer of artists including Shakespeare, Tchaikovsky, Leigh Hunt, Lorenzo da Ponte and Laurence Olivier
  • Stewart Holden, competitive Scrabble player
  • Jennifer Holden, actress
  • Perry Greeley Holden, first professor of agronomy in the United States
  • John Rose Holden, Canadian politician and lawyer
  • Oliver Holden, American composer and compiler of hymns
  • Angus Holden, 1st Baron Holden, British Liberal Party politician
  • Angus Holden, 3rd Baron Holden, British Liberal then Labour politician
  • David Holden, writer, journalist, and broadcaster
  • Betsy Holden, American businesswoman and corporate director of the Tribune Company
  • Joseph W. Holden, North Carolina politician
  • Inez Holden, British writer and Bohemian social figure and journalist
  • Stanley Holden, British American ballet dancer and choreographer
  • Edward Holden, Australian industrialist
  • William Holden, American actor
  • Charles Holden, architect
  • Amanda Holden, English television presenter, actress
  • Laurie Holden, American-Canadian actress, producer, model
  • Bob Holden, Robert Lee Holden Jr
  • Mark Holden, Australian singer, actor, TV personality
  • Tim Holden, former U.S. Representative for
  • William Woods Holden, 38th and 40th Governor of North Carolina,
  • William Curry Holden, historian and archaeologist
  • Edward S. Holden, American astronomer and the fifth president of the University of California
  • Mari Holden, American cycle racer
  • Alexandra Holden, American actress
  • Rebecca Holden, American actress and singer
  • Kip Holden, American politician
  • Nate Holden, Los Angeles County politician
  • Marjean Holden, American actress, stuntwoman and martial artist
  • P. J. Holden, Northern Irish comic artist based in Belfast
  • Jan Holden, using her mother's maiden name as a stage name
  • Gloria Holden, English-born American film actress
  • Frankie J. Holden, Australian singer, actor and TV presenter
  • Gina Holden, Canadian actress, perhaps best
  • Clive Holden, Canadian new media artist, filmmaker and poet
  • Stuart Holden, American retired professional soccer player
  • Jon Robert Holden, retired American-Russian professional basketball player
  • Dean Holden, English former footballer
  • S. D. Holden, British engineer
  • Josh Holden, Canadian professional ice hockey centre
  • Mick Holden, Gaelic footballer and hurler for Dublin and Cuala CLG
  • Arthur Holden, Canadian actor and writer
  • Lewis Holden, New Zealand public servant and economist
  • Dick Holden, English footballer who played at right-back
  • Paddy Holden, former Gaelic footballer for Dublin
  • Rick Holden, English former professional footballer

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