Holderness

== English == === Alternative forms === Holness === Etymology === From Old Norse hǫldr (“man, hero”) + nes (“headland”). === Proper noun === Holderness (countable and uncountable, plural Holdernesses) A coastal area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States, named after Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness. A habitational surname from Old Norse. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Holderness is the 30390th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 769 individuals. Holderness is most common among White (91.81%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holderness”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 192.