Hole

See also: hole, holé, and hòle

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)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hole is the 16130^th 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

Etymology

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Proper noun

Hole

1. A municipality of Buskerud, Norway