The Holguin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,090 people carried this name — #2,260 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 18,300 people counted. That is up 23% from 13,039 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 358 people named Holguin live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 179
City of Buenos Aires 110
Entre Ríos 27
Santa Fe 21
Córdoba 11
Mendoza 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

51 people named Holguin live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 21
Geneva 8
Vaud 7
Ticino 5
St. Gallen 4
Basel-Stadt 3
Neuchâtel 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Holguin in American newspapers,
1896–1923.

Newspaper page from La Democracia carrying the name Holguin
La Democracia 1896-07-09
Newspaper page from El Tucsonense carrying the name Holguin
El Tucsonense 1923-02-10
Newspaper page from Daily Capital Journal carrying the name Holguin
Daily Capital Journal 1898-03-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,878 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Holguin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jose L. Holguin 1921–1994 · military personnel

Wikidata (CC0) · 12 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Holguin,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States690 records

690 records of the Holguin name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 441
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 137
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 104
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Jose Holguin

    Born 1948; from El Paso, Texas. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Octavio Mk M. Holguin

    Born 1920 in Mexico. Enlisted 1944 at Lubbock, Texas; farm hand from Reeves County, Texas. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Antonio Holguin

    Arrived at New York in 1883 aboard the Parthia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 32; merchant. From France.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 690 records for Holguin in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France4 records

4 records of the Holguin name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Juan-Carlos Holguin

    Born 1929 in Argentina; died 1991 in Lyon (Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Natalia Holguin

    Born 1909 in Spain; died 1999 in Libourne (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Emilien Andre Holguin

    Born 1936 in Bordeaux; died 1977 in Mérignac (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Holguin in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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