Holmes (surname)
| Language(s) | English |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Meaning | Various |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Holme |
Holmes is an English-language surname with several origins.
The name can be a variant of the surname Holme.[1] This surname has several etymological origins: it can be derived from a name for someone who lived next to a holly tree, from the Middle English holm; it can also be derived from the Old English holm and Old Norse holmr.[2] Another probable origin of Holmes is from a placename near Dundonald, or else a place located in the barony of . The surname is also sometimes an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Thomáis; similarly, Holmes can also be a variant of , derived as an Anglicised form of Mac Thámhais.[1]
People by first name[]
A[]
- Alan Holmes, Welsh musician and record producer
- Albert Holmes (footballer born 1942), English-born football defender who played for Chesterfield
- Alex Holmes (born 1981), American football player
- Alexander Holmes, crewman of William Brown (ship)
- Alexander Holmes, pseudonym of Hans Habe
- Alfred Holmes (1931–1994), sergeant of the Gibraltar Regiment
- Alfred Holmes (composer) (1837–1876), violinist and composer
- Alice Waring Holmes (1872 – 1939), dentist and suffragette
- Alvin Holmes (1939–2020), American politician
- Andre Holmes (born 1988), American football player; brother of Jason Holmes (see below)
- Andrew Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
- Anthony Holmes, British author and businessman
- Anthony D. Holmes (born 1945), Australian plastic and reconstructive surgeon
- J. Anthony Holmes, American diplomat
- Arthur Holmes (1890–1965), British geologist
- Arthur F. Holmes (born 1924), American professor of philosophy
- Ashton Holmes (born 1978), American film and TV actor
- Augusta Holmès (1847–1903), French composer
B[]
- Barry Holmes (1928–1949), Anglo-Argentinian rugby union player
- Ben Holmes (1890–1943), American film director
- Benjamin Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
- Besby Holmes (1917–2006), American World War II fighter pilot
- Bill Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
- Brad Holmes (born 1979), American football executive
- Bruce Holmes (born 1965), American football player
- Burton Holmes (1870–1958), American traveller, photographer and filmmaker
C[]
- Catherine Holmes, Australian judge
- Charles Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
- Charlie Holmes (1910–1985), American jazz saxophonist
- Chris Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
- Chuck Holmes (born 1935), retired Canadian ice hockey player
- Clarence Holmes (born 1968), also known as Ready Rock C, American musician
- Clent Holmes (born 1917), American country music guitarist
D[]
- Daniel Henry Holmes (1816–1898), American businessman
- Danny Holmes (born 1989), English footballer
- Darnay Holmes (born 1998), American football player
- Dave Holmes (born 1971), American television personality
- Dave Holmes (sportscaster), American sportscaster
- David Holmes (actor) (born 1981), British actor and stunt performer
- David Holmes (diplomat), American diplomat assigned to Ukraine embassy
- David Holmes (politician) (1769–1832), American politician
- David Holmes (musician) (born 1969), Irish DJ, musician and composer
- David L. Holmes, Walter G. Mason Professor of Religious Studies, specialist in Anglican history at the College of William and Mary
- Derek Holmes (born 1978), Scottish footballer
- Derek Holmes (ice hockey) (born 1939), Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and administrator
- Diane Holmes (born 1935), Canadian politician
- Donald F. Holmes (1910–1980), American inventor
- Donald Grahame Holmes, Australian electrical engineer
E[]
- Eamonn Holmes (born 1959), Northern Irish journalist and broadcaster
- Earl Holmes, American football player
- Edmond Holmes (1850–1936), English writer and poet
- Edward Morell Holmes (1843–1930), British botanist
- Edwin Holmes (astronomer) (1842?–1919), British astronomer
- Edwin R. Holmes (1878–1961), US federal judge
- Edwin Holmes (inventor), American inventor of the burglar alarm (in 1858)
- Edwin T. Holmes, son of Edwin Holmes (inventor)
- Elizabeth Holmes, American businesswoman, founder of Theranos
- Emma Holmes, American Civil War diarist
- Enola Holmes, sister of fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, character created by Nancy Springer
- Eric Holmes, Scottish video game designer
- Ernest Holmes (1887–1960), founder of the movement known as Religious Science, also known as "Science of Mind," a part of the New Thought Movement
- Ernie Holmes (1948–2008), American football player
- Errol Holmes (1905–1960), English cricketer
F[]
- Frank Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
- Fred Holmes (1878–1956), American baseball player
- Frederic L. Holmes (1932–2003), American historian of science
- Frederick William Holmes (1889–1969), English soldier and VC recipient
G[]
- Gabriel Holmes (1769–1829), American politician
- Gavrielle Holmes, American politician
- George Holmes (professor) (1927–2009), Chichele Professor of Medieval History Emeritus at the University of Oxford
- George Frederick Holmes (1829–1897), American educator
- George M. Holmes (1929–2009), U.S. politician
- Gordon Holmes, pseudonym used by Louis Tracy
- Gordon Morgan Holmes (1876–1965), British neurologist
- Greg Holmes (rugby union) (born 1983), Australian rugby union player
- Greg Holmes (tennis) (born 1963), Former American Tennis player
H[]
- Dr. Hamilton E. Holmes (1941–1995), U.S. physician (orthopedist) who helped desegregate the University of Georgia as one of the first two African-American students
- Hap Holmes (1889–1940), Canadian professional ice hockey goalie
- Harold Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
- Harry Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
- Harvey Holmes (1873–1948), American athlete and coach
- Helen Holmes (1893–1950), American actress
- Henry Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
- H. H. Holmes (1861–1896) American serial killer
- Howdy Holmes (born 1949), American racing driver
- Hugh Holmes (1840–1916), Irish politician
I[]
- Ian Holmes (footballer born 1950) (born 1950), English former footballer
- Ian Holmes (footballer born 1985) (born 1985), English footballer
J[]
- J. Anthony Holmes, American diplomat
- Jacob Holmes (born 1983), Australian basketball player
- Jackie Holmes (1920–1995), American Formula One driver
- Jake Holmes (born 1939), American folk-pop singer/songwriter
- Jalyn Holmes (born 1996), American football player
- James Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jason Holmes (born 1989), American player of Australian rules football; brother of Andre Holmes (see above)
- Jennifer Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jerome Holmes (born 1961), American federal judge
- Jessica Holmes (born 1973), Canadian comedian and actor
- Jimmy Holmes (born 1953), Irish former professional footballer
- Joan Holmes (born 1935), founding president of The Hunger Project
- Joe Holmes (singer) (1906–1978), Irish singer from Antrim, County Antrim
- Joe Holmes (born 1963), American heavy metal guitarist
- Joel Holmes (1821–1872), English soldier and VC recipient
- John Holmes (disambiguation)
- Jon Holmes (born 1973), British comedy writer and broadcaster
- Jonathan Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joseph Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
- Josh Holmes (born 1987), Australian rugby union player
- Julie Lynn Holmes, former American figure skater
K[]
- Katie Holmes (born 1978), American actress
- Keith Holmes (palaeobotanist) (born 1933), Australian palaeobotanist
- Keith Holmes (boxer) (born 1969), American boxer
- Kelda Holmes (born 1970), English actress
- Dame Kelly Holmes (born 1970), British middle-distance athlete
- Ken Holmes a.k.a. Mr. Kennedy (born 1976), American professional wrestler and actor
- Kenneth Holmes (1934–2021), British scientist
- King K. Holmes (born 1937), American physician, medical researcher, and medical school professor
- Kris Holmes (born 1950), American type designer
L[]
- Larry Holmes (born 1949), American boxer
- Larry Holmes (born 1992), United States Marine
- La'Shanda Holmes (born 1985), American coast guard helicopter pilot
- Lee Holmes (born 1987), English footballer
- Len Holmes, Australian rugby league footballer
- Linda Holmes (born 1959), American politician
- Lindsey Holmes (born 1973), member of the Alaska House of Representatives
- Lizzie Holmes (1850–1926), American anarchist, editor
- Louis Holmes American football player
- Lucy Holmes (born 1979), British-born Australian TV Presenter and performer
M[]
- Margaret Holmes (ecumenist), Australian refugee resettlement officer
- Margaret Holmes, Australian peace activist
- Margaret Flagg Holmes, co-founder of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority
- Mark Holmes (filmmaker), American filmmaker and co-owner of Daisy 3 Pictures
- Mark V. Holmes (born 1960), American judge
- Martha Holmes (photographer) (1923–2006), American photographer
- Martha Holmes (broadcaster), British marine biologist, TV journalist and producer
- Mary Rehling Holmes, American golf coach
- Matt Holmes (actor) (born 1976), Australian actor
- Matthew Holmes (engineer) (1844–1903), chief mechanical engineer of the North British Railway
- Maurice Holmes (cricketer), English cricketer and barrister
- Michael Holmes (disambiguation)
- Michelle Holmes (born 1967), English actress
- Mike Holmes (born 1963), Canadian professional contractor and host of Holmes on Homes
- Mike Holmes (born 1948), British professional electrical engineer involved in building HMS Sheffield and officer on P&O SS Chusan.
- Mike Holmes (wide receiver) (born 1950), a Canadian Football League receiver who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- Mycroft Holmes, brother of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes
N[]
- Nancy Holmes (born 1959), Canadian poet and educator
- Nick Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
O[]
- Obadiah Holmes (1610–1682), early Rhode Island settler and Baptist minister
- Oliver Holmes (rugby league) (born 1992), Canadian rugby player
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894), poet and essayist
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841–1935), justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
P[]
- Paul Holmes (academic), American academic
- Paul Holmes (broadcaster) (1950–2013), New Zealand radio and television broadcaster
- Paul Holmes (Chesterfield MP) (born 1957), politician in the United Kingdom
- Paul Holmes (Eastleigh MP) (born 1988), politician in the United Kingdom
- Pehr G. Holmes (1881–1952), US Representative from Massachusetts
- Percy Holmes (1886–1971), English cricketer
- Pete Holmes (born 1979), American comedian
- Pete Holmes (drummer), drummer of Black 'N Blue
- Peter Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
- Philip Holmes (born 1945), American engineering professor
- Phillips Holmes (1907–1942), American film actor
- Priest Holmes (born 1973), American football player
R[]
- Ray Holmes (1914–2005), British World War II fighter pilot
- Rand Holmes, (1942–2002), Canadian comic artist
- Reggie Holmes (born 1987), American basketball player
- Richard Holmes (organist) (1931–1991), American jazz organist
- Richard Holmes (military historian) (1946–2011), British military historian
- Richard T. Holmes (20th c.), American ornithologist
- Richard Winn Holmes (1923–1999), American Judge
- Richaun Holmes (born 1993), American basketball player
- Robert Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ruth Bradley Holmes (1924–2021), American linguist, educator, and polyglot
S[]
- Safiya Henderson-Holmes (1950–2001), African-American poet
- Samuel Jackson Holmes (1868–1964), American zoologist
- Santonio Holmes (born 1984), American footballer and Super Bowl XLIII MVP
- Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Simon Hugh Holmes (1831–1919), Nova Scotia politician, publisher and lawyer
- Stanley Holmes, 1st Baron Dovercourt (1878–1961), British politician
- Steve Holmes (actor) (born 1961), Romanian-born German pornographic film actor
- Susan Holmes (born 1941), New Zealand fabric artist
- Susan Carter Holmes (born 1933), British botanist
T[]
- Taylor Holmes (1878–1959), American stage actor
- Terry Holmes (born 1957), former Welsh international rugby union player
- Theophilus H. Holmes (1804–1880), Confederate Civil War lieutenant general
- Thomas Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tim Holmes (artist) (born 1955), American sculptor, filmmaker and musician
- Tim Holmes (actor) (born 1967), American actor
- Timothy Holmes (1825–1907), English surgeon
- Tina Holmes (born 1973), American television and film actress
- Tom Holmes (born 1979), contemporary American artist
- Tom Holmes (born 1930s), current chairman of the far-right British political party, the National Front
- Tommy Holmes (1917–2008), American baseball player
V[]
- Valentine Holmes (born 1995), Australian-born American football player and rugby player
- Valerie Susan Holmes (born 1946), English beauty pageant contestant
- Victoria Holmes, English novelist
W[]
- William Holmes (Australian general) (1862–1917), Australian Army Major General during World War I
- William Holmes (British general)
- William Edgar Holmes (1895–1918), English soldier and VC recipient
- William Holmes (1779–1851), British politician
- William George Holmes (1892–1969), British general during World War II
- William Henry Holmes (1846–1933), American anthropologist, archaeologist, geologist and museum director
- William Henry Holmes (musician) (1812–1885), English musician
Others by last name[]
- Janet Holmes à Court (born 1943), Australian businesswoman
- Peter Holmes à Court (born 1968), Australian businessman
- Robert Holmes à Court (1937–1990), Australian businessman
- Derek St. Holmes (born 1953), American musician
References[]
- ^ a b Holmes Family History, Ancestry.com, retrieved 10 February 2012. This webpage cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
- ^ Holme Family History, Ancestry.com, retrieved 10 February 2012. This webpage cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
See also[]
- Holmes (given name)
- Holm (surname)
- Baron Holmes, title created twice in the Peerage of Ireland
- Baron Holmes of Richmond, British life peer
- Worsley (later Worsley-Holmes) Baronets, baronetcy created in the Baronetage of England
- Baron Heytesbury (à Court (later Holmes à Court) family), peerage created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Holmes's Bonfire, Raid by the English Fleet on the Vlie estuary, Netherlands, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War in 1666
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