Holwerda is a West Frisian and Dutch surname. It originally denoted someone from the village of Holwert.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Benne Holwerda (1909–1952), Dutch theologian
• Gus Holwerda (born 1975), American film director
• Sina Wynne Holwerda (born 1997), an American rapper known monomymously as Wynne