Holt Name Meaning: Of German origin meaning 'a wood' or 'copse'. Taken from the Anglo-Saxon word 'Wold'.
A name given to someone who lived near or in a copse or wood. May also have been taken as a surname from a place/settlement named 'Holt'.
Discover how your Holt ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 134 |
| Buckinghamshire | 177 |
| Berkshire | 102 |
| Cambridgeshire | 19 |
| Channel Islands | 12 |
| Cheshire | 889 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 9 |
| Derbyshire | 198 |
| Devon | 67 |
| Dorset | 137 |
| Durham | 187 |
| Essex | 133 |
| Gloucestershire | 52 |
| Hampshire | 107 |
| Herefordshire | 47 |
| Hertfordshire | 66 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 139 |
| Lancashire | 10,077 |
| Leicestershire | 258 |
| Lincolnshire | 223 |
| London | 1,310 |
| Middlesex | 159 |
| Northumberland | 60 |
| Norfolk | 77 |
| Northamptonshire | 137 |
| Nottinghamshire | 252 |
| Oxfordshire | 75 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 45 |
| Suffolk | 100 |
| Somerset | 85 |
| Surrey | 257 |
| Sussex | 92 |
| Staffordshire | 548 |
| Warwickshire | 358 |
| Westmorland | 12 |
| Wiltshire | 27 |
| Worcestershire | 180 |
| Yorkshire | 2,040 |
| Anglesey | 2 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 15 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 36 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 24 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 31 |
| Monmouthshire | 15 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 3,617 |
| Cotton Weaver | 829 |
| Coal Miner | 199 |
| House Keeper | 167 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 140 |
| Dress Maker | 131 |
| Cotton Operative | 121 |
| Labourer | 119 |
| General Labourer | 117 |
| Domestic Servant | 114 |
| Woollen Weaver | 100 |
| Cotton Winder | 91 |
| Annuitant | 73 |
| Carter | 72 |
| Laundress | 69 |
| Joiner | 65 |
| General Servant | 64 |
| Cotton Piecer | 61 |
| Charwoman | 57 |
| Cotton Spinner | 56 |
| Grocer | 53 |
| Farm Labourer | 52 |
| Cotton Reeler | 51 |
| No Occupation | 49 |
| Silk Weaver | 47 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Holt | 9,896 |
| John Holt | 8,586 |
| William Holt | 7,195 |
| James Holt | 6,181 |
| Sarah Holt | 5,654 |
| Elizabeth Holt | 5,223 |
| Thomas Holt | 4,812 |
| George Holt | 3,325 |
| Alice Holt | 3,112 |
| Ann Holt | 2,983 |
| Jane Holt | 2,540 |
| Robert Holt | 2,374 |
| Joseph Holt | 2,339 |
| Charles Holt | 2,260 |
| Henry Holt | 1,869 |
| Hannah Holt | 1,862 |
| Ellen Holt | 1,853 |
| Annie Holt | 1,809 |
| Richard Holt | 1,698 |
| Emma Holt | 1,649 |
| Margaret Holt | 1,649 |
| Martha Holt | 1,514 |
| Edward Holt | 1,504 |
| Samuel Holt | 1,494 |
| Eliza Holt | 1,395 |