| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 7 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 2 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 4 |
| Derbyshire | 8 |
| Devon | 17 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 4 |
| Essex | 11 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 2 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 18 |
| Lancashire | 18 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 5 |
| London | 37 |
| Middlesex | 11 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 7 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 4 |
| Staffordshire | 2 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 35 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 18 |
| Private Means | 6 |
| Scholar | 4 |
| Assisting In Business | 3 |
| Carman | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Dress Maker | 2 |
| Pensioner | 2 |
| Labourer | 2 |
| Catoger Labourer | 2 |
| Builer & Mender | 2 |
| Cotton Weaver Sherlings | 2 |
| Farmer | 2 |
| Housekeeper | 2 |
| None | 2 |
| Student | 2 |
| Gardener Jobbing | 2 |
| Chan Woman | 1 |
| Char Women | 1 |
| Coach Painter Carriage & Molw Booy | 1 |
| Contractor Manager | 1 |
| Cotton Manufacture | 1 |
| Drayman | 1 |
| Fencible Domestic Servant | 1 |
| No Occupation | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Holms | 340 |
| John Holms | 334 |
| William Holms | 318 |
| Elizabeth Holms | 237 |
| Thomas Holms | 201 |
| Sarah Holms | 170 |
| Ann Holms | 161 |
| George Holms | 157 |
| James Holms | 128 |
| Jane Holms | 102 |
| Joseph Holms | 97 |
| Henry Holms | 91 |
| Robert Holms | 68 |
| Margaret Holms | 66 |
| Eliza Holms | 63 |
| Hannah Holms | 63 |
| Charles Holms | 57 |
| Edward Holms | 52 |
| Richard Holms | 52 |
| Ellen Holms | 47 |
| Samuel Holms | 47 |
| Emma Holms | 46 |
| Alice Holms | 42 |
| Annie Holms | 37 |
| Martha Holms | 37 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holmes | 83% | 249,153 |
| 2 | Holms | 100% | 4,356 |
| 3 | Hulmes | 67% | 2,447 |
| 4 | Helms | 80% | 1,043 |
| 5 | Halmes | 67% | 1,042 |
| 6 | Helmes | 67% | 473 |
| 7 | Holmas | 83% | 466 |
| 8 | Hulms | 80% | 163 |
| 9 | Holems | 83% | 134 |
| 10 | Houlmes | 71% | 127 |
The surname Holms is the 2nd most popular variant of Holmes.