Hollowood
English
editEtymology
editA topographic surname for someone who lived by a wooded hollow, from Middle English holwe (“hollow”) + wode (“wood”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHollowood (plural Hollowoods)
- A surname from Middle English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hollowood is the 98553rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 184 individuals. Hollowood is most common among White (90.76%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hollowood”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 194.