Last Name HOLLOWELL

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Meaning Local: Of Holliwell, a township in the parish of Dean, county Lancaster; also 'of Hollowell,' a parish in the diocese of Peterborough. The former of these two places has made Halliwell a familiar last name in South Lancashire. Many small spots styled the Holywell must also have contributed to swell the list of last names.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 5,960 (2000 US census) 6,176 (1990 US census)
Count 5,318 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 77.7%, or 4132 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 18.35%, or 976 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.38%, or 20 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.56%, or 30 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.52%, or 81 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.49%, or 79 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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