Holds Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 1
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 6
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 2
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 6
Middlesex 2
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 1
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 1
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 3
Yorkshire 9

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Holds Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Holds family

Profession Census Frequency
Spinner 3
Cotton Frame Tenter 1
Shoe Maker 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Apprentice 1
Tailor 1
Carman 1
Watchman 1
Cord Wainer 1
Farmer 1
Female Servant 1
Independent 1
Iron Miner 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Holds

Name Census Frequency
John Holds 30
Thomas Holds 22
William Holds 22
Henry Holds 14
Mary Holds 14
Ann Holds 11
Elizabeth Holds 10
Eliza Holds 9
Sarah Holds 9
Nehemiah Holds 7
Eli Holds 6
Annie Holds 5
Charles Holds 5
Emily Holds 5
Frances Holds 5
George Holds 5
Alice Holds 4
Amy Holds 4
Emma Holds 4
Florence Holds 4
Jacob Holds 4
James Holds 4
Joseph Holds 4
Martha Holds 4
Nellie Holds 4

Holds Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Holds 100% 325
2 Hields 67% 261
3 Houlds 83% 121
4 Holdes 83% 101

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