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Holmes

in Kentucky

There are 1,216 people with the last name "Holmes" in Kentucky.

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Ranking in Kentucky

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Holmes 426
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  1. is 422nd most common Buchanan
  2. is 423rd most common England
  3. is 424th most common Burchett
  4. is 425th most common Chambers
  5. is 426th most common Holmes
  6. is 427th most common Kirby
  7. is 428th most common Lambert
  8. is 429th most common Cline
  9. is 430th most common Drake

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Holmes

John, David, James, Mary, Robert, Michael, Thomas, William, Teresa, Anthony

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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