Holdsworth

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Holsworth, Houldsworth

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Halda + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).

Proper noun

Holdsworth (countable and uncountable, plural Holdsworths)

1. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0828).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Holdsworth is the 14870^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1991 individuals. Holdsworth is most common among White (95.78%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holdsworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 192.