Holliday is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Holliday
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

The variant form of Halliday. A well-known Scottish border clan, who from their great animosity against the Southron are said to have adopted the war-cry or slogan of A HOLY Day, (Scottice, "a Haly Day"), because the chiefs andpeople of Annandale, when ever they made a raid or foray upon the Saxon border, accounted the day spent in rapine and slaughter a holy one. In the XIII. century the name began to be common on the south of the Tweed. There were English Hallidays in our Scottish and French wars under Edward III. and Hen. V. The Hallidays of the western counties descend from Walter Halliday, called the Minstrel, who was master of the revels to KingEdward IV., and acquired lands at Rodborough, county of Gloucester. B.L.G.

The is a variant form of the Halliday. Holy day. A name derived from their slogan, "A holy day, a holy day;" thos border family probably viewing the contest with their old enemies of England in the light of a Holy war.

Descendant of Halliday or Haliday, name given to one born on Sunday or other holy day.

The surname is the variant form of the Halliday. Descendant of Halliday, a name sometimes given to a child born on a Sunday or other holy day.

Descendant of Halliday, a name sometimes given to a child born on a Sunday or other holy day.

See Halliday - A well-known Scottish border clan, who from their great animosity against the Southron are said to have adopted the war-cry or slogan of A HOLY Day, (Scottice, "a Haly Day"), because the chiefs andpeople of Annandale, when ever they made a raid or foray upon the Saxon border, accounted the day spent in rapine and slaughter a holy one. In the XIII. century the name began to be common on the south of the Tweed. There were English Hallidays in our Scottish and French wars under Edward III. and Hen. V. The Hallidays of the western counties descend from Walter Halliday, called the Minstrel, who was master of the revels to KingEdward IV., and acquired lands at Rodborough, county of Gloucester. B.L.G.

How popular is Holliday?

Holliday is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Scotland, Wales.

Holliday is ranked 14310 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Holliday bearers increased by 5.15 per cent in 2010 US census to 20491 since 2000, the surname slipped by 62 spots and ranked at 1748. The last name was found in around 7 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 68.89 71.24
Black 25.88 24.66
Others 2.11 1.58
Hispanic or Latino 1.84 1.46
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.88 0.75
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.39 0.31
Holliday is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Gibraltar is ahead in terms of density. Around 38960 people have been found who wears Holliday as their family name. Holliday is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Holliday:
1,703 United States26,443
Countries with thousands of Holliday:
1,088 England7,454
2,092 Australia1,832
4,084 Canada1,174
Countries with hundreds of Holliday:
8,945 South Africa755
2,305 New Zealand341
2,499 Scotland245
1,631 Wales207
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
132,002 France51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
37,676 Spain46
17,423 United Arab Emirates36
124,421 Germany33
255,572 Thailand31
539 Guernsey29
302 Gibraltar25
3,355 Honduras18
9,673 Ireland18
6,804 Northern Ireland16
280,662 Brazil14
95,442 Malaysia12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
3,042 Puerto Rico9
8,933 China8
310,552 Nigeria8
168,491 Argentina8
2,872 Jersey7
863,365 India6
249,062 Philippines6
55,922 Qatar6
86,529 Austria6
116,183 Sweden6
7,965 Guyana6
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Holliday Namesakes

  • D. Van Holliday, Dr
  • J. S. Holliday, American historian
  • Elias S. Holliday, U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
  • Charles O. Holliday, Charles Otis "Chad" Holliday, Jr
  • Doc Holliday, American gambler, gunfighter, and dentist
  • Roman Holliday, 1980s British band
  • Polly Holliday, American actress who has appeared on stage
  • Melissa Holliday, was 'Playboy' magazine's Playmate of the Month for January 1995
  • Cyrus K. Holliday, was one of the founders of the township of Topeka
  • Jennifer Holliday, American singer and actress
  • Matt Holliday, free agent
  • Frederick W. M. Holliday, member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War and the 38th Governor of Virginia
  • Vonnie Holliday, former American football defensive end
  • Frank Holliday, painter
  • David Holliday, American Broadway actor and television voice actor
  • Michael Holliday, British singer popular
  • Bug Holliday, American center fielder
  • Kene Holliday, American actor of stage, film, and television
  • Rob Holliday, professional musician
  • Robin Holliday, British molecular biologist
  • Trindon Holliday, American football wide receiver and return specialist
  • Edwin Holliday, English former footballer
  • Johnny Holliday, American radio and TV sportscaster and a former Top 40 radio disc jockey

Holliday Namesakes

  • D. Van Holliday, Dr
  • J. S. Holliday, American historian
  • Elias S. Holliday, U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • Judy Holliday, American actress, comedian, and singer
  • Charles O. Holliday, Charles Otis "Chad" Holliday, Jr
  • Doc Holliday, American gambler, gunfighter, and dentist
  • Roman Holliday, 1980s British band
  • Polly Holliday, American actress who has appeared on stage
  • Melissa Holliday, was 'Playboy' magazine's Playmate of the Month for January 1995
  • Cyrus K. Holliday, was one of the founders of the township of Topeka
  • Jennifer Holliday, American singer and actress
  • Matt Holliday, free agent
  • Frederick W. M. Holliday, member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War and the 38th Governor of Virginia
  • Vonnie Holliday, former American football defensive end
  • Frank Holliday, painter
  • David Holliday, American Broadway actor and television voice actor
  • Michael Holliday, British singer popular
  • Bug Holliday, American center fielder
  • Kene Holliday, American actor of stage, film, and television
  • Rob Holliday, professional musician
  • Robin Holliday, British molecular biologist
  • Trindon Holliday, American football wide receiver and return specialist
  • Edwin Holliday, English former footballer
  • Johnny Holliday, American radio and TV sportscaster and a former Top 40 radio disc jockey

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