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 | 57 |
| Buckinghamshire | 173 |
| Berkshire | 51 |
| Cambridgeshire | 39 |
| Channel Islands | 15 |
| Cheshire | 595 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 48 |
| Devon | 47 |
| Dorset | 127 |
| Durham | 109 |
| Essex | 70 |
| Gloucestershire | 39 |
| Hampshire | 96 |
| Herefordshire | 36 |
| Hertfordshire | 61 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 86 |
| Lancashire | 6,260 |
| Leicestershire | 160 |
| Lincolnshire | 162 |
| London | 652 |
| Middlesex | 52 |
| Northumberland | 22 |
| Norfolk | 96 |
| Northamptonshire | 76 |
| Nottinghamshire | 100 |
| Oxfordshire | 72 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 66 |
| Suffolk | 53 |
| Somerset | 66 |
| Surrey | 160 |
| Sussex | 78 |
| Staffordshire | 361 |
| Warwickshire | 189 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 8 |
| Worcestershire | 202 |
| Yorkshire | 1,303 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 10 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 9 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 6 |
| Merionethshire | 7 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,541 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 167 |
| Labourer | 155 |
| At Home | 147 |
| Coal Miner | 136 |
| Cotton Weaver | 127 |
| House Servant | 120 |
| Dress Maker | 103 |
| Power Loom Weaver | 100 |
| Power Loom Weaver Cotton | 87 |
| Servant | 84 |
| Hand Loom Weaver | 83 |
| Weaver | 82 |
| House Keeper | 76 |
| Farm Labourer | 68 |
| Cotton Spinner | 60 |
| Cotton Piecer | 56 |
| Hand Loom Weaver Cotton | 55 |
| Woollen Weaver | 44 |
| Tailor | 40 |
| Hand Loom Weaver Silk | 39 |
| Joiner | 39 |
| Farmer | 36 |
| Mechanic | 36 |
| Carter | 35 |
| 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 |