Holder Name Meaning: Derives from the German name 'Holder' meaning elder tree. May have also originated from the English 'Hold(en)' meaning guard/keep.
A name given to someone who lived near some elm trees or someone who held land and kept livestock. A name which is thought to have been introduced quite some years before the Norman Conquest.
Discover how your Holder ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 39 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 31 |
| Cornwall | 17 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 2 |
| Devon | 15 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 49 |
| Essex | 31 |
| Gloucestershire | 680 |
| Hampshire | 118 |
| Herefordshire | 66 |
| Hertfordshire | 43 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 116 |
| Lancashire | 351 |
| Leicestershire | 7 |
| Lincolnshire | 13 |
| London | 559 |
| Middlesex | 51 |
| Northumberland | 11 |
| Norfolk | 45 |
| Northamptonshire | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 5 |
| Oxfordshire | 26 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 42 |
| Suffolk | 103 |
| Somerset | 96 |
| Surrey | 120 |
| Sussex | 370 |
| Staffordshire | 154 |
| Warwickshire | 231 |
| Westmorland | 11 |
| Wiltshire | 86 |
| Worcestershire | 144 |
| Yorkshire | 248 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 10 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 5 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 55 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 674 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 136 |
| Labourer | 97 |
| Domestic Servant | 53 |
| Gardener | 38 |
| Dress Maker | 36 |
| Laundress | 35 |
| General Servant | 30 |
| Cotton Weaver | 25 |
| Servant | 24 |
| Ag Labourer | 23 |
| House Keeper | 19 |
| Carpenter | 18 |
| Grocer | 16 |
| Nurse | 13 |
| Tailor | 12 |
| Blacksmith | 12 |
| Railway Porter | 11 |
| Wife Of Above | 11 |
| Coal Miner | 11 |
| Errand Boy | 11 |
| Shoe Maker | 11 |
| Housemaid | 10 |
| Butcher | 10 |
| Collier | 10 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Holder | 2,448 |
| Mary Holder | 2,087 |
| John Holder | 1,705 |
| Elizabeth Holder | 1,298 |
| Sarah Holder | 1,265 |
| George Holder | 1,222 |
| Thomas Holder | 1,192 |
| James Holder | 1,017 |
| Henry Holder | 973 |
| Charles Holder | 887 |
| Ann Holder | 815 |
| Jane Holder | 569 |
| Eliza Holder | 563 |
| Joseph Holder | 527 |
| Ellen Holder | 504 |
| Frederick Holder | 486 |
| Alice Holder | 474 |
| Annie Holder | 447 |
| Edward Holder | 434 |
| Emily Holder | 422 |
| Emma Holder | 419 |
| Alfred Holder | 412 |
| Hannah Holder | 402 |
| Richard Holder | 395 |
| Robert Holder | 333 |