Holmes Name Meaning: 'Holm' meaning 'small island' in the Scandinavian language, also a surname for people that lived near holly trees.
This surname may have been introduced and made more prevalent due to parts of Great Britain that were under Danish law in the early medieval times.
Discover how your Holmes ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 212 |
| Buckinghamshire | 161 |
| Berkshire | 313 |
| Cambridgeshire | 394 |
| Channel Islands | 47 |
| Cheshire | 755 |
| Cornwall | 59 |
| Cumberland | 553 |
| Derbyshire | 2,299 |
| Devon | 724 |
| Dorset | 53 |
| Durham | 1,873 |
| Essex | 1,302 |
| Gloucestershire | 441 |
| Hampshire | 748 |
| Herefordshire | 110 |
| Hertfordshire | 161 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 107 |
| Isle of Man | 58 |
| Kent | 903 |
| Lancashire | 5,933 |
| Leicestershire | 896 |
| Lincolnshire | 1,700 |
| London | 4,485 |
| Middlesex | 1,078 |
| Northumberland | 844 |
| Norfolk | 858 |
| Northamptonshire | 455 |
| Nottinghamshire | 2,413 |
| Oxfordshire | 64 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 107 |
| Shropshire | 172 |
| Suffolk | 373 |
| Somerset | 159 |
| Surrey | 822 |
| Sussex | 452 |
| Staffordshire | 1,760 |
| Warwickshire | 1,193 |
| Westmorland | 189 |
| Wiltshire | 193 |
| Worcestershire | 529 |
| Yorkshire | 11,126 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 25 |
| Carmarthenshire | 28 |
| Denbighshire | 118 |
| Flintshire | 61 |
| Glamorgan | 532 |
| Merionethshire | 10 |
| Montgomeryshire | 13 |
| Monmouthshire | 216 |
| Pembrokeshire | 23 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 4,609 |
| Farm Labourer | 352 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 347 |
| General Labourer | 293 |
| Private Means | 278 |
| Labourer | 278 |
| Farmer | 255 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 242 |
| Dressmaker | 212 |
| Domestic Servant | 186 |
| Cotton Weaver | 185 |
| None | 179 |
| At Home | 162 |
| Weaver | 150 |
| Clerk | 140 |
| Housekeeper | 134 |
| At School | 127 |
| Shop Assistant | 121 |
| Scholar | 120 |
| House Keeper | 111 |
| House Painter | 106 |
| Joiner | 98 |
| Carter | 90 |
| Dress Maker | 89 |
| Assisting In Business | 89 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Holmes | 16,618 |
| John Holmes | 16,102 |
| William Holmes | 15,503 |
| Elizabeth Holmes | 10,221 |
| Sarah Holmes | 8,987 |
| Thomas Holmes | 8,817 |
| George Holmes | 8,725 |
| James Holmes | 7,049 |
| Ann Holmes | 5,848 |
| Joseph Holmes | 5,184 |
| Jane Holmes | 4,558 |
| Henry Holmes | 4,487 |
| Charles Holmes | 4,220 |
| Annie Holmes | 3,787 |
| Robert Holmes | 3,556 |
| Hannah Holmes | 3,459 |
| Alice Holmes | 3,259 |
| Eliza Holmes | 3,227 |
| Emma Holmes | 3,201 |
| Ellen Holmes | 2,876 |
| Margaret Holmes | 2,726 |
| Edward Holmes | 2,663 |
| Samuel Holmes | 2,539 |
| Arthur Holmes | 2,511 |
| Frederick Holmes | 2,405 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holmes | 100% | 249,153 |
| 2 | Homes | 83% | 5,804 |
| 3 | Holms | 83% | 4,356 |
| 4 | Hulmes | 83% | 2,447 |
| 5 | Helms | 67% | 1,043 |
| 6 | Halmes | 83% | 1,042 |
| 7 | Helmes | 83% | 473 |
| 8 | Whomes | 67% | 470 |
| 9 | Holmas | 83% | 466 |
| 10 | Hulms | 67% | 163 |
| 11 | Holems | 67% | 134 |
| 12 | Houlmes | 86% | 127 |
The surname Holmes is the most popular version of all its varients