Last Name HOLDEN

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Meaning	Local: Of Holden. This last name has spread all over the English-speaking world. Holden was an estate in the parish of Haslingden, county Lancaster. A family of that name eraly sprang from the place. The 'g' in Holding and Houlding is excrescent, as in Jennings. Safe, entire, wealthy; a safe place held, protected, defended.

Origin	English, Danish, Jewish, Norwegian, Irish, Maori, Belgian, Zimbabwean

Rank	940 (2000 US census)	919 (1990 US census)

Count	34,041 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

78.91%, or 26862 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
16.9%, or 5753 total occurrences, as black,
0.37%, or 126 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.85%, or 289 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.55%, or 528 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.41%, or 480 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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