Holm Family History
Holm Name Meaning
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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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Holm
Name Distribution of Holm Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Holm families
 145 - 287  49 - 144 |
 1 - 48  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Holm families
|
22 - 41 8 - 21 |
1 - 7 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Holm families
|
20 - 38 7 - 19 |
1 - 6 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Holm census records
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Holm Family Origin
Holm Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Holm families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Holm
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Holm Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Holm census records
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Holm Civil War Service Records
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