Hole

== English == === Etymology === Various origins: English topographic surname for someone who lived by a depression, from Old English holh (“hole”), from Proto-West Germanic *hulwī, from Proto-Germanic *hulwiją. Borrowed from Norwegian Hole, a habitational surname from Old Norse hóll (“round hill, mound”). Shortened form of Dutch van Hole, a habitational surname from hol (“hole, depression, cavity”). === Proper noun === Hole (plural Holes) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Hole is the 16130th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1794 individuals. Hole is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.31%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hole”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 192. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Norse Hólar, plural of hóll (“round, isolated hill; mound”). Originally the name of the farm where Hole Church was built, the name was subsequently transferred to the parish and municipality. The surname is habitational, transferred from one of several Norwegian farms bearing the name. First attested in 1330 in the form Holom. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhuː.lə/ Rhymes: -uːlə Hyphenation: Ho‧le === Proper noun === Hole a municipality of Buskerud, Norway, in the traditional district of Ringerike, with Vik as its administrative centre a surname transferred from the place name, transferred from one of several Norwegian farms named Hole ==== Derived terms ==== holeværing (“person from Hole”) === Statistics === According to Statistics Norway, Hole was borne as a surname by 1,940 people in Norway as of 31 December 2025. === Anagrams === Hoel, hole === References === Oluf Rygh (1909), “Hole”, in Norske Gaardnavne, volume 5: Buskerud amt, page 1. “Hole” in Store norske leksikon “holeværing” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “holeværing” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).