Holland Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Holland Name Meaning: From the Old English "hoh" and "land", meaning "ridge land".

From the Old English \"hoh\" and \"land\" (\"ridge land\"), from a division of Lincolnshire.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Holland Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Holland family

Profession Census Frequency
School 2,632
Coal Miner Hewer 200
General Labourer 180
Farm Labourer 174
Private Means 173
Labourer 172
General Servant (domestic) 158
Cotton Weaver 142
Farmer 121
None 115
Dressmaker 110
At Home 92
House Keeper 87
Domestic Servant 86
Clerk 86
At School 78
Bricklayer 72
Housekeeper 69
Scholar 68
House Painter 67
Weaver 65
General Servant Domestic 63
Charwoman 63
Assisting In The Business 60
Butcher 56

Holland Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Holland 100% 152,451
2 Halland 86% 2,799
3 Hulland 86% 2,612
4 Holand 86% 851
5 Hilland 86% 807
6 Hollond 86% 439
7 Helland 86% 317
8 Hollend 86% 101

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