Holderness

Holderness Meaning & Origin

About Holderness
The surname Holderness is of English origin and is derived from a place name in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The name is believed to have originated from the Old English words "hol" meaning "hollow" or "deep" and "denu" meaning "valley." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Holderness can be interpreted as "one who comes from the deep valley."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Holderness is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Holderness: 769
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 30,390
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.26

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Holderness based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Holderness is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HLTRNS
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H04306502
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH OW1 L D ER0 N AH0 S
🌐 IPA
/ˈhoʊldərnəs/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HLTRNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H436

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Holderness in Braille

Here's how to represent Holderness in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Holderness in braille

How to sign the name Holderness using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Holderness using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Holderness in sign language

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