Holt Family History
Holt Name Meaning
English, North German, Danish, and Norwegian: topographic name
for someone who lived in or by a small wood, Middle English, Middle
Low German, Danish, Norwegian holt, or a habitational name from
one of the very many places named with this word. In England the
surname is widely distributed, but rather more common in Lancashire
than elsewhere.Shortened form of Dutch van Holt, a
habitational name from places named Holt (see 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Holt
Name Distribution of Holt Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Holt families
 332 - 661  111 - 331 |
 1 - 110  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Holt families
|
4,756 - 9,509 1,586 - 4,755 |
1 - 1,585 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Holt families
|
33 - 64 12 - 32 |
1 - 11 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Holt census records
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Holt Family Origin
Holt Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Holt
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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
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Holt Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Holt census records
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Holt Civil War Service Records
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