Hollier
surname · Latin script
Meaning: from OFr holier/hulier, variant of horier, hurier, ME holer/holyer/hullor ‘whoremonger, debauchee’; first attested Robert le Holyere 1309 SRBeds
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈhɔɫiɝ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Hollier is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- AUAustralia
- GBUnited Kingdom
- FRFrance
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
from OFr holier/hulier, variant of horier, hurier, ME holer/holyer/hullor ‘whoremonger, debauchee’; first attested Robert le Holyere 1309 SRBeds
Sources 1
- A Dictionary of English Surnames
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Hollier is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
occupational name for a brothelkeeper, Middle English, Old French holier, hollier (a dissimilated variant of horier ‘pimp’, agent noun from hore, hure ‘whore’, of Germanic origin). It was probably also used as an abusive nickname.
as a nameDictionary of American Family Names
topographic name for someone who lived by a holly grove or conspicuous holly tree, from a derivative of Middle English holi(e), holin ‘holly (tree)’ (from Old English hold(g)n).
as a nameDictionary of American Family Names
In English, brothel-keeper, ME, OF hol(l)ier (a dissimilated var. of horier, agent noun from hore, hure whore, of Gmc origin). It may also have been used as an abusive nickname. Holopainen Finnish: patr. from the occupational term holop worker, servant. Vars.: Eng.: Hollyer, Hullyer; Hollister (originally a fern, form; cf. Baxter). Pej.; Fr.: Hollard. Holoubek see Golubev
as a nameThe Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- John Hollierb. 1687GBc.1687 - c.1722
- Jean-François Hollierb. 1772FRFrench painter (1772-1845)
- Jules Hollier-Larousseb. 1842FRFrench editor
- Denis Hollierb. 1955FRprofessor of French literature at New York University
- Dwight Hollierb. 1969USAmerican football player
- Dorine HollierCACanadian musician
- Lauren LawsonAUnot in their usual nameresearcher ORCID ID = 0000-0003-4783-8065
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 16 sources across 8 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 1.9K | #15,178 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 1.9K | #14,671 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 1.8K | #15,443 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 52 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 46 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 40 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 36 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1891 | 32 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 29 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 27 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1901 | 25 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 24 | — |
Reference works 4
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Hollier mean, and where does it come from?
- from OFr holier/hulier, variant of horier, hurier, ME holer/holyer/hullor ‘whoremonger, debauchee’; first attested Robert le Holyere 1309 SRBeds Recorded by A Dictionary of English Surnames.
- How do you pronounce Hollier?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈhɔɫiɝ/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Hollier have the most bearers?
- Hollier is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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