Holland Name Meaning: From the Old English "hoh" and "land", meaning "ridge land".
From the Old English \"hoh\" and \"land\" (\"ridge land\"), from a division of Lincolnshire.
Discover how your Holland ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 204 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 65 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 1,169 |
| Cornwall | 30 |
| Cumberland | 9 |
| Derbyshire | 275 |
| Devon | 278 |
| Dorset | 116 |
| Durham | 16 |
| Essex | 176 |
| Gloucestershire | 240 |
| Hampshire | 226 |
| Herefordshire | 83 |
| Hertfordshire | 90 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 13 |
| Isle of Man | 7 |
| Kent | 223 |
| Lancashire | 2,194 |
| Leicestershire | 215 |
| Lincolnshire | 399 |
| London | 1,640 |
| Middlesex | 77 |
| Northumberland | 52 |
| Norfolk | 214 |
| Northamptonshire | 98 |
| Nottinghamshire | 460 |
| Oxfordshire | 194 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 13 |
| Shropshire | 202 |
| Suffolk | 129 |
| Somerset | 204 |
| Surrey | 103 |
| Sussex | 432 |
| Staffordshire | 607 |
| Warwickshire | 293 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 31 |
| Worcestershire | 132 |
| Yorkshire | 607 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 12 |
| Carmarthenshire | 7 |
| Denbighshire | 20 |
| Flintshire | 63 |
| Glamorgan | 41 |
| Merionethshire | 4 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 19 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 493 |
| Female Servant | 385 |
| Independent | 277 |
| Labourer | 216 |
| Male Servant | 160 |
| Farmer | 158 |
| Cotton Weaver | 153 |
| Weaver | 98 |
| Tailor | 61 |
| Shoe Maker | 55 |
| Silk Weaver | 48 |
| Carpenter | 46 |
| Cotton Spinner | 40 |
| Dress Maker | 39 |
| Apprentice | 39 |
| Ag Labourer | 39 |
| Collier | 38 |
| Coal Miner | 35 |
| Clerk | 34 |
| Butcher | 30 |
| Independant | 29 |
| Blacksmith | 29 |
| Gardener | 27 |
| Sawyer | 27 |
| Servant | 26 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Holland | 10,547 |
| William Holland | 9,961 |
| John Holland | 9,500 |
| Elizabeth Holland | 6,176 |
| Thomas Holland | 5,531 |
| James Holland | 5,499 |
| Sarah Holland | 5,251 |
| George Holland | 4,942 |
| Ann Holland | 3,458 |
| Henry Holland | 3,234 |
| Joseph Holland | 3,005 |
| Jane Holland | 2,802 |
| Charles Holland | 2,679 |
| Alice Holland | 2,348 |
| Ellen Holland | 2,324 |
| Annie Holland | 2,108 |
| Eliza Holland | 2,066 |
| Emma Holland | 1,963 |
| Margaret Holland | 1,857 |
| Hannah Holland | 1,823 |
| Edward Holland | 1,587 |
| Robert Holland | 1,587 |
| Martha Holland | 1,462 |
| Emily Holland | 1,432 |
| Alfred Holland | 1,409 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holland | 100% | 152,451 |
| 2 | Halland | 86% | 2,799 |
| 3 | Hulland | 86% | 2,612 |
| 4 | Holand | 86% | 851 |
| 5 | Hilland | 86% | 807 |
| 6 | Hollond | 86% | 439 |
| 7 | Helland | 86% | 317 |
| 8 | Hollend | 86% | 101 |
The surname Holland is the most popular version of all its varients