How Common Is the Last Name Holmes?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Holmes today

173,591

Ranked #171 of 162,254 published surnames · 53.15 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 156,780 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

56.79%

Black

37.28%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.42%

Hispanic

2.38%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.