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 | 144 |
| Buckinghamshire | 210 |
| Berkshire | 173 |
| Cambridgeshire | 135 |
| Channel Islands | 10 |
| Cheshire | 1,689 |
| Cornwall | 74 |
| Cumberland | 34 |
| Derbyshire | 570 |
| Devon | 481 |
| Dorset | 159 |
| Durham | 411 |
| Essex | 869 |
| Gloucestershire | 371 |
| Hampshire | 544 |
| Herefordshire | 98 |
| Hertfordshire | 243 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 16 |
| Isle of Man | 39 |
| Kent | 514 |
| Lancashire | 5,703 |
| Leicestershire | 473 |
| Lincolnshire | 604 |
| London | 3,302 |
| Middlesex | 835 |
| Northumberland | 369 |
| Norfolk | 296 |
| Northamptonshire | 311 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1,148 |
| Oxfordshire | 207 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 16 |
| Shropshire | 237 |
| Suffolk | 173 |
| Somerset | 250 |
| Surrey | 615 |
| Sussex | 580 |
| Staffordshire | 1,573 |
| Warwickshire | 902 |
| Westmorland | 22 |
| Wiltshire | 76 |
| Worcestershire | 328 |
| Yorkshire | 2,082 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 51 |
| Carmarthenshire | 13 |
| Denbighshire | 98 |
| Flintshire | 32 |
| Glamorgan | 399 |
| Merionethshire | 4 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 216 |
| Pembrokeshire | 15 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| 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 |
| 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