The Holst surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,691 people carried this name — #7,129 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,900 people counted. That is up 6% from 4,424 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 109 people named Holst 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.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 63
Santa Fe 46

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

34 people named Holst live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 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 18
Aargau 5
Geneva 4
Vaud 4
Graubünden 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 Poland’s population register

24 people named Holst have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 68 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.

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

Where they live today

Lower Silesian 7
Opole 5
Pomeranian 4
Lesser Poland 3
Masovian 3
West Pomeranian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 23 people named Holst.

Most of them — 17 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Nord.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 17
Nord 3
Landes 1
Nièvre 1
Paris 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

3,859 people named Holst are counted in Sweden, Norway 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

Sweden (2022) 2,450
Norway (2025) 1,320
Finland (2026) 89

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

Holst in American newspapers,
1899–1907.

Newspaper page from Ameryka carrying the name Holst
Ameryka 1899-10-28
Newspaper page from Scranton Wochenblatt carrying the name Holst
Scranton Wochenblatt 1907-01-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 30,045 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Holst in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1970s.

1,943 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Holst. The most, 449, date from the 1930s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 2.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 611
Western Australia 502
New South Wales 308
Queensland 305
South Australia 181
Tasmania 27
ACT (Canberra) 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Holst.

Who carried it

People named Holst,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jürgen Jürgensen Holst d. 1663 · author
  • Wilhelm Holst d. 1914 · soldier
  • Elisabet Holst d. 1725
  • Gjert Holst 1480–1540
  • Kirsten Gjertsdatter Holst 1505–1575
  • Mauritz Holst 1603–1655 · civil servant

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Holst,
in the records of 9 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 States1,071 records

1,071 records of the Holst name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 521
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 187
  • Other U.S. records 363
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Sophus P. Holst

    Born 1900 in California. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco; farm hand from Humboldt County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1984, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (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 Christopher R. Holst

    Born 1898 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; machine shop worker from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1966, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    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 Magarethe Holst

    Arrived at New York in 1862 aboard the Harzburg from Bremen, aged 22; farmer. From Hanover, Germany; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 1,071 records for Holst in the United States.

Counts: 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) · 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands2,817 records

2,817 records of the Holst name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1,282
  • Dutch population registers 1,253
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 282
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Maria Paulina Holst

    Married in 1889 in Amsterdam; seamstress. Died 1951 in Heemstede, aged 83.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Frederik Holst

    Married in 1832 in Oldenzaal; day labourer. Died 1862 in Oldenzaal, aged 62; weaver.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Willempje Holst

    Married in 1861 in Charlois. Died 1919 in Rotterdam, aged 77.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 2,817 records for Holst in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Norway783 records

783 records of the Holst name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Christian Holst

    Census of 1910: Kornhaug sanatorium for brystsvake (gaard), Østre Gausdal; wholesaler, born 1872 in Stavanger.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Marie Holst

    Census of 1910: Sømnes, Vik; of independent means, born 1839 in Vik.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Karl Holst

    Census of 1910: Næsland, Flakstad; farm labourer, born 1899 in Flakstad.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 783 records for Holst in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Germany737 records

737 records of the Holst name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Holst

    Born 1895; from Freetz, Zeeven. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 4 December 1918 (Guard Reserve Regiment No. 1).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johann Holst

    Born 1888; from Cainverrege, Pinneberg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 4 December 1918 (Field Artillery Regiment No. 267).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Friedrich Holst

    Born 1882; from Wodorf, Wismar. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 30 November 1918 (Field Artillery Regiment No. 268).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 737 records for Holst in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Australia160 records

160 records of the Holst name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 83
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 38
  • Other Australian records 39
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Francis Holst

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Hempsyke, aged 32; Norwegian.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Auguste Holst

    Arrived in Queensland in 1872 aboard the Shakespeare, aged 11.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record F. Giffen Holst

    Enlisted in 1915 with the 60th Battalion; killed in action. Honoured on the Ballarat Avenue of Honour.

    City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU)

Showing 3 of 160 records for Holst in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Holst name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 6
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Other Canadian records 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Thomas William Holst

    Buried in 1994 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 90.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ada May Holst

    Buried in 1927 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence

Showing 2 of 11 records for Holst in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France6 records

6 records of the Holst 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 George Wilhelm Holst

    Born 1922 in the Netherlands; died 1995 in Mougins (Alpes-Maritimes).

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

    Born 1894 in Montigny-en-Ostrevent; died 1977 in Dechy (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 6 records for Holst 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).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Holst name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Emanuel Julius Holst

    Died 1932; buried at Lyttelton Anglican Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Holst in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Finland2 records

2 records of the Holst name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1939–1945
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Nils Erik Ragnvald Holst

    Born 1910 in Helsinki; sea captain. Died in 1943 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Naantali.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Holst in Finland.

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

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