Holsinger
A surname most likely built from a place-name element or a Germanic family-name formation, common in German-speaking immigration lines to North America.
The #9,813 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 93,588 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Holsinger is most likely a Germanic surname formed from a place-name or landscape term plus the common surname ending -inger, which often means someone from a particular place or associated with a settlement. The first element is probably related to holz / holz- words meaning "wood" or "forest," though the exact source place is not certain. In English-speaking countries, such names were often carried over by immigrant families and then fixed in their present spelling.
History
The surname appears in North America mainly through German-speaking immigration, especially in the 18th and 19th centuries. Once established in English records, spellings were usually stabilized as Holsinger. The name remains relatively uncommon, but it fits the broader pattern of German surnames adapted into American usage.
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Fun fact
Names ending in -inger are especially common in German surname formation and often point to an ancestral home place rather than a job or nickname.