Hollister

Used in: 2 countries

Origin: French

The surname is a feminine derivative of Hollier, itself from Old French holier (“adulterer, lecher”), in this case extended to refer to a female brothel-keeper, (i.e. a madam). The originally feminine occupational suffix -ster has given rise to many such personal names which today might instead be either masculine or ungendered altogether. For example, from masculine dyer, came both formerly feminine variants Dyster and Dexter; from masculine weaver/webber, came the formerly feminine Webster, among others.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Hollist Root name
Abadie French origin
Abair French origin
Abare French origin
Abbeville French origin
Abdy French origin
Abitbol French origin
Achee French origin
Achey French origin

Popularity by Country

Hollister

Rank #5675

Frequency 5,608 people (2.08 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 91.99% Hispanic 1.23% Black 3.85% Asian/PI 0.96% Native Am. 0.3% Two+ 1.66%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Hollister

Rank #9074

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

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