Hollis Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 16
Buckinghamshire 46
Berkshire 56
Cambridgeshire 32
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 35
Cornwall 3
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 116
Devon 20
Dorset 2
Durham 26
Essex 33
Gloucestershire 12
Hampshire 317
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 54
Isle of Man 0
Kent 80
Lancashire 285
Leicestershire 88
Lincolnshire 49
London 774
Middlesex 57
Northumberland 11
Norfolk 71
Northamptonshire 221
Nottinghamshire 202
Oxfordshire 126
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 54
Shropshire 124
Suffolk 9
Somerset 23
Surrey 40
Sussex 44
Staffordshire 321
Warwickshire 252
Westmorland 4
Wiltshire 10
Worcestershire 84
Yorkshire 187

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 1
Denbighshire 13
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 5
Pembrokeshire 1
Radnorshire 0

Hollis Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hollis family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 786
Agricultural Labourer 77
Dress Maker 45
Labourer 45
General Labourer 38
Domestic Servant 37
General Servant 32
Cotton Weaver 31
Laundress 27
Coal Miner 27
Carpenter 23
Annuitant 17
Charwoman 16
No Occupation 16
General Dealer 15
Bricklayer 14
Shoe Maker 14
Grocer 13
House Keeper 13
Butcher 12
Lace Maker 12
General Servant Domestic 11
None 11
Farm Labourer 11
Dressmaker 10

Most Frequent Forenames for Hollis

Name Census Frequency
Mary Hollis 1,835
William Hollis 1,830
John Hollis 1,570
Elizabeth Hollis 1,167
George Hollis 1,103
Thomas Hollis 1,014
Sarah Hollis 922
James Hollis 779
Ann Hollis 671
Henry Hollis 662
Charles Hollis 619
Joseph Hollis 529
Jane Hollis 459
Eliza Hollis 434
Edward Hollis 412
Emma Hollis 399
Ellen Hollis 360
Annie Hollis 350
Frederick Hollis 332
Alfred Hollis 312
Emily Hollis 311
Walter Hollis 311
Arthur Hollis 283
Alice Hollis 281
Robert Hollis 275

Hollis Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hills 67% 63,878
2 Hollis 100% 27,973
3 Halls 67% 20,563
4 Hallas 67% 6,996
5 Hollas 83% 2,266
6 Hulls 67% 2,251
7 Hallis 83% 2,111
8 Hollies 86% 1,816
9 Hellis 83% 1,291
10 Holles 83% 1,044
11 Holliss 86% 1,013
12 Hillas 67% 1,001
13 Hells 67% 682
14 Hillis 83% 513
15 Holls 83% 436
16 Halles 67% 304
17 Hilles 67% 195
18 Hallos 67% 191
19 Hoills 67% 191
20 Hillies 71% 188
21 Hullis 83% 187
22 Hollos 83% 180

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The surname Hollis is the 2nd most popular variant of Hills.

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