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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 175 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 95 |
| Channel Islands | 10 |
| Cheshire | 1,298 |
| Cornwall | 29 |
| Cumberland | 6 |
| Derbyshire | 293 |
| Devon | 352 |
| Dorset | 108 |
| Durham | 99 |
| Essex | 228 |
| Gloucestershire | 256 |
| Hampshire | 255 |
| Herefordshire | 72 |
| Hertfordshire | 78 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 26 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 284 |
| Lancashire | 3,254 |
| Leicestershire | 201 |
| Lincolnshire | 452 |
| London | 2,023 |
| Middlesex | 116 |
| Northumberland | 101 |
| Norfolk | 187 |
| Northamptonshire | 125 |
| Nottinghamshire | 532 |
| Oxfordshire | 157 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 26 |
| Shropshire | 237 |
| Suffolk | 151 |
| Somerset | 305 |
| Surrey | 252 |
| Sussex | 305 |
| Staffordshire | 924 |
| Warwickshire | 441 |
| Westmorland | 5 |
| Wiltshire | 44 |
| Worcestershire | 192 |
| Yorkshire | 747 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 8 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 50 |
| Flintshire | 25 |
| Glamorgan | 105 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 37 |
| Pembrokeshire | 12 |
| Radnorshire | 8 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,413 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 456 |
| Labourer | 215 |
| Coal Miner | 167 |
| Cotton Weaver | 166 |
| House Servant | 157 |
| House Keeper | 129 |
| Dress Maker | 124 |
| Servant | 119 |
| Laundress | 82 |
| Carter | 79 |
| General Servant | 77 |
| Tailor | 62 |
| Carpenter | 58 |
| Shoe Maker | 53 |
| Cook | 47 |
| Domestic Servant | 45 |
| Gardener | 42 |
| Cotton Power Loom Weaver | 42 |
| Blacksmith | 41 |
| Wife Of Above | 40 |
| Farm Labourer | 38 |
| Nurse | 38 |
| Silk Winder | 38 |
| Butcher | 37 |
| 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