Last Name HOLME

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Meaning Local: At the holm, from residence upon a holm, an islet inm or a flat land besides a river. The world as a place name is common all over England. 'Holm,' place besydone a water. The word is sometimes found spelt 'home' or 'holms.' 'Homes,' probably 'holm,' which signified originally river-islands.
An island meadow.
Local: Meadow lands near or surrounded by water, grassy plains; sometimes an island.
Origin English, Scottish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Irish, Belgian

Rank 34,799 (2000 US census) 33,613 (1990 US census)
Count 614 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 84.85%, or 521 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 11.73%, or 72 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0.81%, or 5 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.14%, or 7 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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