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 | 202 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 3 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 509 |
| Cornwall | 9 |
| Cumberland | 4 |
| Derbyshire | 144 |
| Devon | 77 |
| Dorset | 114 |
| Durham | 144 |
| Essex | 88 |
| Gloucestershire | 50 |
| Hampshire | 107 |
| Herefordshire | 29 |
| Hertfordshire | 71 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 138 |
| Lancashire | 8,486 |
| Leicestershire | 241 |
| Lincolnshire | 184 |
| London | 874 |
| Middlesex | 101 |
| Northumberland | 57 |
| Norfolk | 74 |
| Northamptonshire | 107 |
| Nottinghamshire | 162 |
| Oxfordshire | 72 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 53 |
| Suffolk | 70 |
| Somerset | 64 |
| Surrey | 213 |
| Sussex | 81 |
| Staffordshire | 385 |
| Warwickshire | 263 |
| Westmorland | 7 |
| Wiltshire | 11 |
| Worcestershire | 201 |
| Yorkshire | 1,756 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 10 |
| Cardiganshire | 3 |
| Carnarvonshire | 14 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 18 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 14 |
| Merionethshire | 10 |
| Montgomeryshire | 9 |
| Monmouthshire | 14 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,545 |
| Cotton Weaver | 643 |
| Labourer | 194 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 179 |
| House Keeper | 150 |
| Coal Miner | 132 |
| Woollen Weaver | 99 |
| Domestic Servant | 91 |
| Dress Maker | 89 |
| Cotton Winder | 88 |
| Cotton Piecer | 77 |
| Cotton Operative | 74 |
| General Servant | 67 |
| Laundress | 60 |
| Cotton Spinner | 60 |
| Weaver | 52 |
| Joiner | 49 |
| Wife Of Above | 46 |
| Silk Weaver | 45 |
| Annuitant | 44 |
| Gardener | 43 |
| Farm Labourer | 42 |
| Carter | 41 |
| Carpenter | 40 |
| Blacksmith | 40 |
| 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 |