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 | 149 |
| Buckinghamshire | 164 |
| Berkshire | 144 |
| Cambridgeshire | 129 |
| Channel Islands | 12 |
| Cheshire | 1,662 |
| Cornwall | 40 |
| Cumberland | 37 |
| Derbyshire | 591 |
| Devon | 414 |
| Dorset | 137 |
| Durham | 395 |
| Essex | 613 |
| Gloucestershire | 345 |
| Hampshire | 438 |
| Herefordshire | 97 |
| Hertfordshire | 171 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 26 |
| Isle of Man | 34 |
| Kent | 566 |
| Lancashire | 5,307 |
| Leicestershire | 453 |
| Lincolnshire | 572 |
| London | 3,154 |
| Middlesex | 545 |
| Northumberland | 248 |
| Norfolk | 288 |
| Northamptonshire | 232 |
| Nottinghamshire | 985 |
| Oxfordshire | 197 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 26 |
| Shropshire | 275 |
| Suffolk | 139 |
| Somerset | 235 |
| Surrey | 479 |
| Sussex | 607 |
| Staffordshire | 1,395 |
| Warwickshire | 749 |
| Westmorland | 6 |
| Wiltshire | 95 |
| Worcestershire | 309 |
| Yorkshire | 1,762 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 4 |
| Carnarvonshire | 38 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 74 |
| Flintshire | 12 |
| Glamorgan | 306 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 161 |
| Pembrokeshire | 10 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 295 |
| Living On Own Means | 252 |
| Cotton Weaver | 245 |
| General Servant Domestic | 175 |
| Dress Maker | 150 |
| Scholar | 144 |
| Farmer | 115 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 109 |
| Domestic Servant | 100 |
| Cook Domestic | 93 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 72 |
| Cotton Spinner | 71 |
| Bricklayer | 70 |
| Carpenter | 67 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 62 |
| Charwoman | 59 |
| Servant Domestic | 58 |
| Laundress Wash | 52 |
| Dressmaker | 50 |
| School | 50 |
| Coal Miner | 47 |
| House Maid Domestic | 46 |
| Tailoress | 46 |
| Bricklayer Labourer | 45 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 44 |
| 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