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.
Discover how your Holland ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 115 |
| Buckinghamshire | 176 |
| Berkshire | 41 |
| Cambridgeshire | 101 |
| Channel Islands | 15 |
| Cheshire | 1,183 |
| Cornwall | 19 |
| Cumberland | 34 |
| Derbyshire | 266 |
| Devon | 252 |
| Dorset | 128 |
| Durham | 54 |
| Essex | 208 |
| Gloucestershire | 242 |
| Hampshire | 232 |
| Herefordshire | 80 |
| Hertfordshire | 71 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 38 |
| Isle of Man | 16 |
| Kent | 196 |
| Lancashire | 2,426 |
| Leicestershire | 200 |
| Lincolnshire | 449 |
| London | 1,907 |
| Middlesex | 53 |
| Northumberland | 92 |
| Norfolk | 222 |
| Northamptonshire | 112 |
| Nottinghamshire | 566 |
| Oxfordshire | 186 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 38 |
| Shropshire | 200 |
| Suffolk | 141 |
| Somerset | 285 |
| Surrey | 152 |
| Sussex | 333 |
| Staffordshire | 779 |
| Warwickshire | 406 |
| Westmorland | 5 |
| Wiltshire | 41 |
| Worcestershire | 157 |
| Yorkshire | 640 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 7 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 8 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 44 |
| Flintshire | 45 |
| Glamorgan | 53 |
| Merionethshire | 4 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 43 |
| Pembrokeshire | 20 |
| Radnorshire | 13 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,638 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 416 |
| House Servant | 229 |
| Labourer | 219 |
| At Home | 168 |
| Servant | 118 |
| Coal Miner | 114 |
| Farm Labourer | 92 |
| Dress Maker | 87 |
| General Servant | 61 |
| Tailor | 59 |
| Annuitant | 55 |
| Pauper | 53 |
| House Keeper | 53 |
| Laundress | 50 |
| Scholar At Home | 49 |
| Power Loom Weaver | 47 |
| Gardener | 45 |
| Carpenter | 43 |
| Errand Boy | 43 |
| Farm Servant | 43 |
| Power Loom Weaver Cotton | 42 |
| Shoe Maker | 38 |
| Cook | 37 |
| Cotton Weaver | 36 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Holland | 10,547 |
| William Holland | 9,961 |
| John Holland | 9,500 |
| Elizabeth Holland | 6,176 |
| Thomas Holland | 5,531 |
| James Holland | 5,499 |
| Sarah Holland | 5,251 |
| George Holland | 4,942 |
| Ann Holland | 3,458 |
| Henry Holland | 3,234 |
| Joseph Holland | 3,005 |
| Jane Holland | 2,802 |
| Charles Holland | 2,679 |
| Alice Holland | 2,348 |
| Ellen Holland | 2,324 |
| Annie Holland | 2,108 |
| Eliza Holland | 2,066 |
| Emma Holland | 1,963 |
| Margaret Holland | 1,857 |
| Hannah Holland | 1,823 |
| Edward Holland | 1,587 |
| Robert Holland | 1,587 |
| Martha Holland | 1,462 |
| Emily Holland | 1,432 |
| Alfred Holland | 1,409 |
| 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 |
The surname Holland is the most popular version of all its varients