Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
HOLMAN
There are approximately 8,235 people named Holman in the UK. That makes it the 1,304th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 130 are named Holman.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Occupational Name
Related and similar surnames
HollimanHolleyman
Hillman
Halman
Hallmann
Hallman
Hilman
Helman
Heilman
Hellman
Hohlman
Hholman
Hoalman
Hohlmann
Halmann
Heolman
Hoelman
Hlman
Hohleman
Hllman
Heollman
Heolmann
Hohlleman
Hoellman
Hoelmann
Hoeuelman
Hlmann
Hleman
Hllmann
Hlllman
The Holman surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
A corruption of Allemand, a German, that is, a mixture of all men, Alle-mann.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
HOLMAN. May be a contraction of Holyman ; but is more likely to be " n-liole man," a man of sterling mettle. It must be recollected that in medieval English ivJiole was spelt without the w, and the commonest form of this name in the XIV. and XV. cent, is Holeman.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.