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 | 119 |
| Buckinghamshire | 177 |
| Berkshire | 138 |
| Cambridgeshire | 25 |
| Channel Islands | 22 |
| Cheshire | 989 |
| Cornwall | 10 |
| Cumberland | 10 |
| Derbyshire | 282 |
| Devon | 59 |
| Dorset | 122 |
| Durham | 319 |
| Essex | 395 |
| Gloucestershire | 66 |
| Hampshire | 234 |
| Herefordshire | 60 |
| Hertfordshire | 137 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 14 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 241 |
| Lancashire | 11,517 |
| Leicestershire | 483 |
| Lincolnshire | 235 |
| London | 1,605 |
| Middlesex | 425 |
| Northumberland | 72 |
| Norfolk | 119 |
| Northamptonshire | 129 |
| Nottinghamshire | 332 |
| Oxfordshire | 74 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 14 |
| Shropshire | 73 |
| Suffolk | 48 |
| Somerset | 129 |
| Surrey | 413 |
| Sussex | 96 |
| Staffordshire | 667 |
| Warwickshire | 581 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 30 |
| Worcestershire | 340 |
| Yorkshire | 2,465 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 12 |
| Cardiganshire | 6 |
| Carnarvonshire | 27 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 48 |
| Flintshire | 12 |
| Glamorgan | 138 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 41 |
| Monmouthshire | 59 |
| Pembrokeshire | 17 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 2,115 |
| Cotton Weaver | 418 |
| Weaver | 193 |
| Private Means | 144 |
| General Labourer | 127 |
| Labourer | 125 |
| At Home | 107 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 102 |
| Clerk | 95 |
| Dressmaker | 93 |
| Farmer | 88 |
| None | 87 |
| Housekeeper | 87 |
| At School | 75 |
| Carter | 74 |
| House Keeper | 74 |
| Farm Labourer | 73 |
| Weaver Cotton | 73 |
| Joiner | 69 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 64 |
| House Painter | 64 |
| Domestic Servant | 59 |
| Charwoman | 56 |
| Bricklayer | 50 |
| Shop Assistant | 48 |
| 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 |