Holme Surname
Approximately 5,309 people bear this surname
Holme Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the holm,' from residence upon a holm, an islet in, or a flat land beside, a river. The word as a place name is common all over England. In my old parish (Ulverston, North Lancashire) is an Appletree-holm in the river Crake.
Read More About This SurnameHolme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,657 | 1:33,626 | 4,447 |
| Denmark | 1,028 | 1:5,491 | 503 |
| Norway | 826 | 1:6,226 | 630 |
| United States | 790 | 1:458,809 | 39,173 |
| Canada | 248 | 1:148,571 | 15,198 |
| Australia | 239 | 1:112,953 | 12,558 |
| Philippines | 92 | 1:1,100,415 | 90,271 |
| South Africa | 63 | 1:859,964 | 56,669 |
| Brazil | 59 | 1:3,628,379 | 101,412 |
| Sweden | 45 | 1:218,817 | 15,158 |
| Scotland | 37 | 1:144,698 | 8,671 |
| New Zealand | 33 | 1:137,222 | 16,302 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Isle of Man | 15 | 1:5,721 | 1,243 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,376 | 1:17,715 | 2,568 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:138,638 | 6,001 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 171 | 1:293,677 | 23,423 |
The alternate forms: Holmé (16) & Holmè (1) are calculated separately.
Holme (66) may also be a first name.
Holme Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the holm,' from residence upon a holm, an islet in, or a flat land beside, a river. The word as a place name is common all over England. In my old parish (Ulverston, North Lancashire) is an Appletree-holm in the river Crake. 'Holm, place besydone a water; hulmus': Promptorium Parvulorum The word is sometimes found spelt home or holms. 'Homes, probably holms, which signified originally river-islands' (Kennett).
Goscelin de Holme, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John in le Holmp (sic), Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Robert del Holm, Yorkshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Thomas del Holme, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Adam del Holme, 1379: ibid.
Johannes del Holme, 1379: ibid.
Adam atte Home, Close Rolls, 14 Edward III. pt.
1574. Robert Cooke and Johanna Homes, of Isleworth: Marriage Lic. (London).
1615. Baptised — Alice, d. Thomas Holmes: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Johannes Holmys, capellanus, witness in Ayr, 1460 (Ayr, p. 35), doubtless derived his name from the lands of Holmes near Dundonald in Kyle Stewart. There were also lands named Holmes in the barony of Inchestuir. James Hoomes in 1668 to find caution that he will not harm any of the inhabitants of Inverness (Rec. lnv., II, p. 233).
(Anglo-Scand.) Dweller on a River-Island or Low Riparian Land [Middle English holm(e, Old English holm = Old Norse hólm-r] . . . aet þám holme.—A.-Sax. Chron., A.D. 902.
Henry de Holm.—Cal. Inq. P.M., A,D. 1254.
Goscelyn de Holme.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.
Robert del Holm.—Plac. de quo Warr., A.D. 1292.
Laurence de Holm.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1377-8.
Adam del Holme.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
Henry Holme.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1467.
(English) Dweller at a Holly-Tree; also a Holm-Oak (Evergreen-Oak) [Middle Englishholm, holly, evergreen-oak; for holin, Old English hole(g)n, holly-tree: the leaves of the evergreen-oak resemble holly-leaves] And eek the names that the trees highte, As 00k, firre, birch, aspe, alder, holm, popeler.— Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 2920-1. Some of the Holm(e names in our mediæval records (examples of which are given above) prob. refer to the tree.
(Danish, English, Norwegian) Dweller at, or near, the holly tree; dweller on, or near, the hill; one who came from Holme (island), the name of many places in England; dweller on the small island, or on the spot of dry land in a fen.
A holme is defined by Halliwell as ' flat land; a small island; a deposit of soil at the confluence of two waters. Flat grounds near water are called holms.'
An island meadow.
Local. Meadow lands near or surrounded by water, grassy plains; sometimes an island.
Holmes. —Widely distributed over England, but rare in the south, especially in the south - west. The northern half of England evidently possesses its home, or rather its homes; in the counties of Durham and Derby, in the West Riding, and in Lincolnshire, occur the greatest numbers of the name.
Holme Demographics
Holme Religious Adherence
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Holme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Holme Come From? nationality or country of origin
Holme is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Holmé or Holmè. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Holme? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 90,295th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,372,678 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Holme live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in Scandinavia. Holme is also the 1,201,840th most commonly used given name internationally, held by 66 people.
The last name Holme is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 1,657 people, or 1 in 33,626. In England Holme is most numerous in: Lancashire, where 16 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Other than England this last name exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 19 percent are found and Norway, where 16 percent are found.
Holme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Holme has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Holme last name increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 462 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Holme Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Holme surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Holme last name are 2.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.6% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Holme earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.94% less than the national average, earning 342,835 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9% more than the national average, earning R 259,032 per year; in United States they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning $47,056 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $51,083 CAD per year.
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