How common is the last name Hollis?

27,084 people in the United States have the last name Hollis, about 1 in 11,036. It ranks #1,270 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HOLLIS

#1,270

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
27,084
About
1 in 11,036
This common or more
42.5%
Who bears it

Of the 27,084 people with the last name Hollis, 62.7% reported their origin as White, 28.4% as Black and 4.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Hollis, most common first.

Also a first name

As a first name, Hollis ranks #2,441 of 53,615, with 10,157 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 472 births. See Hollis as a first name

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