Houlden

Houlden Meaning & Origin

About Houlden
The surname Houlden is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Halden" or "Holden," which means "hill valley." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name hailed from a place named Houlden or Holden. The name is primarily found in the Yorkshire region of England.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Houlden: 168
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 106,096
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Houlden 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 Houlden is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HLTN
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H04305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AW1 L D AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/houlden*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HLTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H435

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Houlden in Braille

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

The name Houlden in braille

How to sign the name Houlden using Sign Language

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

The name Houlden in sign language

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