Last Name HOME

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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.
Local: from the castle of Home in Berwickshire. The family are descended from William Home, the grandson of Patrick Home, Earl of Dunbar; their war cry was "a Home, a Home."
Same as Holmes.
Origin English, Scottish, Irish

Rank 55,971 (2000 US census) 56,656 (1990 US census)
Count 342 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 74.56%, or 255 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 10.53%, or 36 total occurrences, as black,
  • 4.39%, or 15 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 7.31%, or 25 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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