Was hollister a persons last name?

Question

Was hollister a persons last name?

Answer 1

Yes, it the last name of thousands of people.

Answer 2

yes hollister is a last name...but if you are reffering to Hollister as in the store, its based off of a city in california

Answer 3

Hollister is an English family name from the Gloucester Region of England, United Kingdom, now most populous in the United States of America. In 1992, it was estimated that there were 2204 households in the USA, 94 in Canada, 81 in Australia, 21 in New Zealand, and 371 in Great Britain.

One source suggests that the name Hollister is associated with Hollier, in the same way that Baxter is known to be a 'feminine' form of Baker. The IGI suggests that the stronghold of the Hollister name is Wickwar in Gloucestershire, which happens also to be the stronghold of the Hallier surname, rather than Hollier.

The surname dictionaries usually reference a link between Hollister and Hollier and variously describe its meaning as relating to Old English or Old French words meaning ‘Dweller by the holly tree’ - hardly surprising - or ‘Whoremonger’ which most of us would prefer to pass over quickly. Such dictionaries rarely give any proof of such assertions and so must be considered as speculative.

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History of the City of Hollister, California, USA

Hollister is the largest community in San Benito County with a population of 36,599. The City was named for Colonel W.W. Hollister in 1868 by the Rancho San Justo Homestead Association of farmers. Colonel Hollister drove the first flock of sheep across the continent and acquired the San Justo grant, the location of the community. At the first town meeting, a dispute arose over its name.

It was suggested that it be called San Justo. However, one person protested so strongly against adding one more name to the growing list of saints’ names in California, that San Justo was rejected. Hollister was incorporated on March 26, 1872.