Holden Name Meaning: Given to people who lived in a valley, from Old English 'hol' meaning hollow or sunken & 'denu' meaning valley
Anglo-Saxon name from the family who held the Holden estate in the parish of Haslingden in Lancashire.
Discover how your Holden ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 39 |
| Buckinghamshire | 35 |
| Berkshire | 28 |
| Cambridgeshire | 40 |
| Channel Islands | 14 |
| Cheshire | 225 |
| Cornwall | 6 |
| Cumberland | 29 |
| Derbyshire | 148 |
| Devon | 46 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 87 |
| Essex | 174 |
| Gloucestershire | 55 |
| Hampshire | 125 |
| Herefordshire | 7 |
| Hertfordshire | 39 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 20 |
| Isle of Man | 49 |
| Kent | 239 |
| Lancashire | 7,850 |
| Leicestershire | 55 |
| Lincolnshire | 133 |
| London | 791 |
| Middlesex | 141 |
| Northumberland | 56 |
| Norfolk | 204 |
| Northamptonshire | 33 |
| Nottinghamshire | 104 |
| Oxfordshire | 9 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 20 |
| Shropshire | 21 |
| Suffolk | 217 |
| Somerset | 23 |
| Surrey | 297 |
| Sussex | 642 |
| Staffordshire | 699 |
| Warwickshire | 238 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 15 |
| Worcestershire | 218 |
| Yorkshire | 1,299 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 9 |
| Flintshire | 7 |
| Glamorgan | 39 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 10 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,115 |
| Cotton Weaver | 1,281 |
| Coal Miner | 205 |
| General Labourer | 189 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 122 |
| Dress Maker | 106 |
| Domestic Servant | 91 |
| Cotton Winder | 88 |
| Living On Own Means | 87 |
| House Keeper | 87 |
| Farmer | 84 |
| Labourer | 80 |
| Cotton Spinner | 79 |
| Carter | 59 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 58 |
| General Servant | 58 |
| Grocer | 56 |
| General Servant Domestic | 50 |
| Gardener | 45 |
| Cotton Operative | 42 |
| Joiner | 39 |
| Clerk | 39 |
| Laundress | 38 |
| Farm Labourer | 35 |
| Charwoman | 35 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Holden | 7,731 |
| John Holden | 7,119 |
| William Holden | 6,230 |
| James Holden | 4,818 |
| Thomas Holden | 4,282 |
| Elizabeth Holden | 4,239 |
| Sarah Holden | 3,652 |
| George Holden | 3,021 |
| Alice Holden | 2,897 |
| Jane Holden | 2,299 |
| Ann Holden | 2,256 |
| Henry Holden | 2,172 |
| Ellen Holden | 2,015 |
| Margaret Holden | 1,919 |
| Joseph Holden | 1,863 |
| Richard Holden | 1,742 |
| Annie Holden | 1,382 |
| Hannah Holden | 1,374 |
| Robert Holden | 1,346 |
| Charles Holden | 1,306 |
| Martha Holden | 1,043 |
| Eliza Holden | 1,028 |
| Emma Holden | 1,028 |
| Edward Holden | 1,027 |
| Samuel Holden | 848 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holden | 100% | 107,354 |
| 2 | Houlden | 86% | 4,599 |
| 3 | Holdon | 83% | 2,871 |
| 4 | Halden | 83% | 2,781 |
| 5 | Haldane | 57% | 1,103 |
| 6 | Haldon | 67% | 665 |
| 7 | Hilden | 83% | 563 |
| 8 | Helden | 83% | 478 |
| 9 | Hildon | 67% | 463 |
| 10 | Holdin | 83% | 463 |
| 11 | Heldon | 67% | 336 |
| 12 | Houldin | 71% | 284 |
| 13 | Haldin | 67% | 259 |
| 14 | Holdan | 83% | 226 |
| 15 | Houldon | 71% | 191 |
The surname Holden is the most popular version of all its varients