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Holmes

in Georgia

There are 5,622 people with the last name "Holmes" in Georgia.

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Ranking in Georgia

NameRank
Holmes 126
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  1. is 122nd most common Arnold
  2. is 123rd most common Lopez
  3. is 124th most common Fowler
  4. is 125th most common Hamilton
  5. is 126th most common Holmes
  6. is 127th most common Andrews
  7. is 128th most common Warren
  8. is 129th most common Boyd
  9. is 130th most common Greene

Similar Names and Nicknames

Holman, Holm, Helms, Holmberg, Holmquist, Holmgren, Helmick, Holmstrom, Holmen, Holmer

Most Common First Names for Holmes

James, John, Michael, William, Charles, Robert, Willie, David, Brenda, Mary

Meaning & History

English (chiefly central and northern England): variant of Holme.

Scottish: probably a habitational name from Holmes near Dundonald, or from a place so called in the barony of Inchestuir.

Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thomáis, Mac Thómais (see McComb). In part of western Ireland, Holmes is a variant of Cavish (from Gaelic Mac Thámhais, another patronymic from Thomas).

FOREBEARS John Holmes came from England to Woodstock, CT, in 1686. His descendants include the Congregational clergyman and historian Abiel Holmes, born 1763 in Woodstock, and Abiel's son Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809–94).

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