Origins of the Holt surname

What does the name Holt mean?

Holt is an English surname. It is based on the Middle English 'holt' (wooded hill) and has topographical origins. It would be given to those people who lived in or near a wood, or on a wooded hill. The word 'holt' was in common use in the medieval period, and can be found in Chaucer's 'Canterbury tales'.

Alternative variations of the name Holt

Holt, Hold, Hollt, Holde, Helt

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OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 382North West 1185Isle of Man 45Yorkshire 2438East Midlands 580West Midlands 729East 409London 11549South East 950South West 218South Wales 58Mid Wales 40West Wales 1North Wales 81Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

In 1921, most Holts lived in london

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26,000 Holt Travel & migration records
190,000 Holts found in all Census records

Interesting facts about Holt

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199th most common surname in the UK

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What are the most common Holt first names?

John

William

Mary

Elizabeth

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Common jobs for Holts

Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

Common female occupations for Holts in 1921

Cotton Weaver

2,042

Dressmaker

636

Weaver Cotton

465

Cotton Winder

443

Weaver

427

Common male occupations for Holts in 1921

Cotton Weaver

886

Coal Miner

762

General Labourer

579

Farmer

431

Joiner

429

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