The holm Surname
holm Name Meaning and History
- Northern English, German, and Scandinavian: topographic name for someone who lived on an island, in particular a piece of slightly raised land lying in a fen or partly surrounded by streams, Middle English, Middle Low German holm, Old Norse holmr, or a habitational name from a place named with this element. The Swedish name is often ornamental.
- English: topographic name for someone who lived where holly grew, from Middle English holm, a variant of holin ‘holly’, or possibly a habitational name from places called Holme (Dorset and West Yorkshire) or Holne (Devon), named with this word.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Frans Henning Holm | Jorgen Pedersen | 2 |
| Holms from Ross & Cromarty, Scotland |
 MaggieGoodman90
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| Relatives of Holm or Holmes families. | Kathy | 10 |
| HM Holm |
kstaley2000
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| Carl Holm |
JIWelsch
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| Sarah Grace Holm(es) |
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| Looking for Holm's in MN/WI | Dan Kemper | 1 |
| Johann P Larssen Holm aka John Holm- Duluth Minnesota |
Sanjos347
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| Holm ancestries from Vaasa Finland | HP.Mogensen | 9 |
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