The Holland surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 102,538 people carried this name — #305 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,880 people counted. That is up 3% from 99,885 in 2000.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 52 births for the Holland name in 1890.
They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Munster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 2,300 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Cork, Galway, and Dublin.”
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 301 people named Holland 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 Misiones.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 170 people named Holland.
46 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
129 people named Holland live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 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
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 Poland’s population register
61 people named Holland have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 130 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
434 people named Holland are counted in Norway, Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Holland in American newspapers,
1880–1947.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,633,691 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Holland,
with a public archive behind them.
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Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent 1314–1361 · military leader -
Alianore Holland, Countess of March 1370–1405 -
Eleanor Holland, Countess of Salisbury 1373–1428 -
Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Somerset 1380–1439 -
Johann Holland 1390–1500 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 151 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Holland.
- Hoin 107 · U.S. census
- Holbein 394 · U.S. census
- Holder 33,465 · U.S. census
- Holderbaum 647 · U.S. census
- Hole 1,794 · U.S. census
- Holl 2,682 · U.S. census
- Hollander 5,640 · U.S. census
- Hollard 127 · U.S. census
- Holle 2,090 · U.S. census
- Hollender 408 · U.S. census
- Holler 4,836 · U.S. census
- Holley 30,231 · U.S. census
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