Hollowood

English

Etymology

A topographic surname for someone who lived by a wooded hollow, from Middle English holwe (“hollow”) + wode (“wood”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /hɒləʊwʊd/

Proper noun

Hollowood (plural Hollowoods)

1. A surname from Middle English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hollowood is the 98553^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 184 individuals. Hollowood is most common among White (90.76%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hollowood”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 194.