Cognomen Holdaway (Holdaway 
) , in all the world, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen Holdaway is characteristic of Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, New Zealand, where it is quite a rare surname, and Australia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
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| Holdaway | Canada, United Kingdom, United States, New Zealand, Australia |
| lucinda haws holdaway (b. 1828) |
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frederick george holdaway Australian entomologist, AU (b. 1902) |
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jim holdaway New Zealand conservationist, local politician and RNZAF pilot, NZ (b. 1918) |
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ronald m. holdaway American judge, US (b. 1934) |
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| guy holdaway British steeplechase runner, GB (b. 1886) |
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| william holdaway New Zealand cricketer (1893-1967), NZ (b. 1893) |
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| hubert reginald holdaway Teacher, orchardist, Methodist lay preacher, pacifist, communitarian, NZ (b. 1896) |
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| jim holdaway artist and comics illustrator, GB (b. 1927) |
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| michael david henry holdaway b.8 May 1932 d.6 September 2012 (b. 1932) |
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| richard holdaway British space engineer (b. 1949) |
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| robert j. holdaway researcher |
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| ann holdaway recipient of a New Zealand Suffrage Medal 1993, NZ |
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| harriet elizabeth holdaway (died 1911) |
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| simon holdaway New Zealand archeologist, NZ |
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| jennifer holdaway researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0003-3060-406X |
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