Holt Name Meaning: Of German origin meaning 'a wood' or 'copse'. Taken from the Anglo-Saxon word 'Wold'.
A name given to someone who lived near or in a copse or wood. May also have been taken as a surname from a place/settlement named 'Holt'.
Discover how your Holt 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 | 181 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 9 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 651 |
| Cornwall | 10 |
| Cumberland | 15 |
| Derbyshire | 112 |
| Devon | 46 |
| Dorset | 127 |
| Durham | 109 |
| Essex | 57 |
| Gloucestershire | 22 |
| Hampshire | 124 |
| Herefordshire | 30 |
| Hertfordshire | 68 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 108 |
| Lancashire | 7,511 |
| Leicestershire | 196 |
| Lincolnshire | 137 |
| London | 593 |
| Middlesex | 60 |
| Northumberland | 28 |
| Norfolk | 83 |
| Northamptonshire | 115 |
| Nottinghamshire | 129 |
| Oxfordshire | 39 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
| Shropshire | 68 |
| Suffolk | 58 |
| Somerset | 52 |
| Surrey | 135 |
| Sussex | 43 |
| Staffordshire | 350 |
| Warwickshire | 213 |
| Westmorland | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 25 |
| Worcestershire | 192 |
| Yorkshire | 1,502 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 29 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 11 |
| Merionethshire | 6 |
| Montgomeryshire | 12 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,963 |
| Cotton Weaver | 460 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 170 |
| Coal Miner | 170 |
| House Keeper | 137 |
| Labourer | 118 |
| Cotton Winder | 99 |
| House Servant | 97 |
| Dress Maker | 95 |
| Cotton Spinner | 85 |
| Woollen Weaver | 85 |
| Carter | 64 |
| Servant | 58 |
| Silk Weaver | 54 |
| Laundress | 51 |
| General Servant | 50 |
| Cotton Factory Worker | 45 |
| Joiner | 45 |
| Cotton Power Loom Weaver | 44 |
| Blacksmith | 40 |
| Fustian Cutter | 40 |
| Mechanic | 39 |
| Cotton Piecer | 35 |
| Domestic Servant | 35 |
| Tailor | 33 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Holt | 9,896 |
| John Holt | 8,586 |
| William Holt | 7,195 |
| James Holt | 6,181 |
| Sarah Holt | 5,654 |
| Elizabeth Holt | 5,223 |
| Thomas Holt | 4,812 |
| George Holt | 3,325 |
| Alice Holt | 3,112 |
| Ann Holt | 2,983 |
| Jane Holt | 2,540 |
| Robert Holt | 2,374 |
| Joseph Holt | 2,339 |
| Charles Holt | 2,260 |
| Henry Holt | 1,869 |
| Hannah Holt | 1,862 |
| Ellen Holt | 1,853 |
| Annie Holt | 1,809 |
| Richard Holt | 1,698 |
| Emma Holt | 1,649 |
| Margaret Holt | 1,649 |
| Martha Holt | 1,514 |
| Edward Holt | 1,504 |
| Samuel Holt | 1,494 |
| Eliza Holt | 1,395 |