Holesworth Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 11
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 1
Lancashire 1
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 17
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 2
Somerset 0
Surrey 2
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 1
Yorkshire 38

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Holesworth Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Holesworth family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 14
Silk Weaver 4
Silk Weavor 2
Cabinet Maker 2
Farm Servant 1
Domestic Servant 1
Drapers Asst 1
Own Means 1
Tailor Naturalyst 1
Telegraphist 1
Wine Agent 1
Plasterer 1
Surgeon Army Office Medl Staff 1
House Maid Domestic Servant 1
Bottle Maker 1
Coal Miller 1
Coal Miner 1
Confectioner 1
Cotton Warp Dresser 1
Half Time At Worsted Mill 1
Laundress 1
News Agent 1
Pattern Corn Maker 1
Stationar Clerk 1
Stone Mason 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Holesworth

Name Census Frequency
William Holesworth 23
Mary Holesworth 13
Elizabeth Holesworth 12
James Holesworth 12
John Holesworth 12
Hannah Holesworth 8
Sarah Holesworth 8
Thomas Holesworth 8
Charlotte Holesworth 6
Martha Holesworth 6
Tom Holesworth 6
Edith Holesworth 5
George Holesworth 5
Ada Holesworth 4
Alice Holesworth 4
Annie Holesworth 4
Arthur Holesworth 4
Charles Holesworth 4
Ellen Holesworth 4
Emily Holesworth 4
Fred Holesworth 4
Agnes Holesworth 3
Jane Holesworth 3
Walter Holesworth 3
Ann Holesworth 2

Holesworth Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Holsworth 90% 1,743
2 Halsworth 80% 488
3 Halesworth 90% 259
4 Holesworth 100% 243
5 Houlsworth 80% 147

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The surname Holesworth is the 4th most popular variant of Holsworth.

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