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Holder

in Ohio

There are 528 people with the last name "Holder" in Ohio.

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Ranking in Ohio

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Holder 2,282
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  1. is 2,278th most common Whitley
  2. is 2,279th most common Brammer
  3. is 2,280th most common Clement
  4. is 2,281st most common Fetters
  5. is 2,282nd most common Holder
  6. is 2,283rd most common Spriggs
  7. is 2,284th most common Chang
  8. is 2,285th most common Mosher
  9. is 2,286th most common Bassett

Most Common First Names for Holder

Donald, Michael, David, James, Linda, Jennifer, William, Charles, Dorothy, Joan

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Meaning & History

1. German: topographic name for someone who lived by an elder tree, Middle High German holder, or from a house named for its sign of an elder tree. In same areas, for example Alsace, the elder tree was believed to be the protector of a house.

2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Holder ‘elder tree’.

3. English (chiefly western counties): occupational name for a tender of animals, from an agent derivative of Middle English hold(en) ‘to guard or keep’ (Old English h(e)aldan). It is possible that this word was also used in the wider sense of a holder of land within the feudal system. Compare Helder.

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