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 | 90 |
| Buckinghamshire | 181 |
| Berkshire | 114 |
| Cambridgeshire | 22 |
| Channel Islands | 11 |
| Cheshire | 924 |
| Cornwall | 16 |
| Cumberland | 18 |
| Derbyshire | 226 |
| Devon | 72 |
| Dorset | 101 |
| Durham | 208 |
| Essex | 298 |
| Gloucestershire | 68 |
| Hampshire | 165 |
| Herefordshire | 76 |
| Hertfordshire | 105 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 13 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 203 |
| Lancashire | 10,733 |
| Leicestershire | 433 |
| Lincolnshire | 186 |
| London | 1,383 |
| Middlesex | 285 |
| Northumberland | 78 |
| Norfolk | 113 |
| Northamptonshire | 139 |
| Nottinghamshire | 288 |
| Oxfordshire | 60 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 13 |
| Shropshire | 69 |
| Suffolk | 41 |
| Somerset | 116 |
| Surrey | 280 |
| Sussex | 104 |
| Staffordshire | 568 |
| Warwickshire | 481 |
| Westmorland | 5 |
| Wiltshire | 42 |
| Worcestershire | 316 |
| Yorkshire | 2,298 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 18 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 |
| Denbighshire | 30 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 108 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 23 |
| Monmouthshire | 33 |
| Pembrokeshire | 10 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 770 |
| Living On Own Means | 271 |
| General Labourer | 194 |
| Dress Maker | 130 |
| Scholar | 128 |
| Cotton Winder | 109 |
| Cotton Spinner | 101 |
| General Servant Domestic | 94 |
| Farmer | 87 |
| Cotton Card Room Hand | 62 |
| Woollen Weaver | 62 |
| Cook Domestic | 53 |
| Domestic Servant | 51 |
| Charwoman | 49 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 48 |
| Coal Miner | 47 |
| Bricklayer | 45 |
| House Keeper | 43 |
| Cotton Piecer | 41 |
| Cotton C Weaver | 38 |
| Butcher | 37 |
| House Painter | 36 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 36 |
| School | 35 |
| Stone Mason | 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 |