Holdman
English
Etymology
Various origins:
- Occupational surname for a servant, from Middle English hold (“loyal, faithful”) + man (“man”).
- Variant of the English surname Oldman.
- Variant of German Holdmann.
Proper noun
Holdman (countable and uncountable, plural Holdmans)
- A surname.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Holdman is the 38801st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 569 individuals. Holdman is most common among White (64.85%) and Black/African American (29.35%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holdman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN