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 | 106 |
| Buckinghamshire | 130 |
| Berkshire | 93 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 737 |
| Cornwall | 7 |
| Cumberland | 14 |
| Derbyshire | 188 |
| Devon | 55 |
| Dorset | 107 |
| Durham | 188 |
| Essex | 152 |
| Gloucestershire | 44 |
| Hampshire | 137 |
| Herefordshire | 49 |
| Hertfordshire | 56 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 166 |
| Lancashire | 9,118 |
| Leicestershire | 369 |
| Lincolnshire | 182 |
| London | 1,297 |
| Middlesex | 111 |
| Northumberland | 49 |
| Norfolk | 63 |
| Northamptonshire | 153 |
| Nottinghamshire | 260 |
| Oxfordshire | 79 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 63 |
| Suffolk | 80 |
| Somerset | 68 |
| Surrey | 241 |
| Sussex | 67 |
| Staffordshire | 487 |
| Warwickshire | 371 |
| Westmorland | 9 |
| Wiltshire | 41 |
| Worcestershire | 177 |
| Yorkshire | 1,948 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 29 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 64 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 26 |
| Monmouthshire | 26 |
| Pembrokeshire | 7 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,567 |
| Cotton Weaver | 823 |
| Coal Miner | 184 |
| General Labourer | 180 |
| Living On Own Means | 142 |
| Dress Maker | 129 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 107 |
| Cotton Spinner | 106 |
| Cotton Winder | 105 |
| Labourer | 99 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 86 |
| Cotton Operative | 85 |
| Domestic Servant | 84 |
| Farmer | 79 |
| Carter | 72 |
| House Keeper | 71 |
| Clerk | 61 |
| General Servant Domestic | 60 |
| Woollen Weaver | 59 |
| Joiner | 57 |
| Grocer | 55 |
| Cotton Piecer | 49 |
| General Servant | 46 |
| Laundress | 39 |
| Blacksmith | 38 |
| 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 |