Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
HOLT
There are approximately 33,322 people named Holt in the UK. That makes it the 279th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 527 are named Holt.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
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The Holt surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A small hanging wood, from Hultz, Dutch, a wood; a peaked hill covered with wood; a grove of trees around a house.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
HOLT. Halliwell says a grove, or small forest. On the South Downs generally, if not always, it is a small hanging wood. See other definitions in Eng. Surn. i. 75.' Leo says copse or wood, corresponding with the Germ. holz. The H.R. forms are De, Dela, Del, and Le Holt. There are towns and places specifically named Holt in Norfolk, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, and Leicestershire.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.