Last Name HOLMS

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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.

Origin	English, Irish

Rank	40,019 (2000 US census)	23,747 (1990 US census)

Count	516 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

69.19%, or 357 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
24.81%, or 128 total occurrences, as black,
0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
3.1%, or 16 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.91%, or 15 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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