Holmes (surname)

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 origin of Holmes is from a placename near Dundonald, or else a place located in the barony of Inchestuir. The surname is also sometimes an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Thomáis; similarly, Holmes can also be a variant of Cavish, derived as an Anglicised form of Mac Thámhais.[1]

People by first name

A

B
  • Barry Holmes (1928–1949), Anglo-Argentinian rugby union player
  • Ben Holmes (1890–1943), American film director
  • Benjamin Holmes (1794–1865), Quebec businessman
  • Benjamin Holmes (1845–1914), Mayor of Kansas City (1890–91)
  • Besby Holmes (1917–2006), American World War II fighter pilot
  • Bill Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
  • 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, including:
  • Chuck Holmes (b. 1935), retired Canadian ice hockey player
  • Clarence Holmes (b. 1968), also known as Ready Rock C, American musician
  • Clent Holmes (b. 1917), American country music guitarist

D

E

F

G

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 (b. 1949), American racing driver
  • Hugh Holmes (1840–1916), Irish politician

I
  • Ian Holmes (footballer born 1950) (b. 1950), English former footballer
  • Ian Holmes (footballer born 1985) (b. 1985), English footballer

J
  • J. Anthony Holmes, American diplomat
  • Jacob Holmes (b. 1983), Australian basketball player
  • Jackie Holmes (1920–1995), American Formula One driver
  • Jake Holmes (b. 1939), American folk-pop singer/songwriter
  • Jalyn Holmes (b. 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 (b. 1961), American federal judge
  • Jessica Holmes (b. 1973), Canadian comedian and actor
  • Jimmy Holmes (b. 1953), Irish former professional footballer
  • Joan Holmes (b. 1935), founding president of The Hunger Project
  • Joe Holmes (singer) (1906–1978), Irish singer from Antrim, County Antrim
  • Joe Holmes (b. 1963), American heavy metal guitarist
  • Joel Holmes (1821–1872), English soldier and VC recipient
  • John Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Jon Holmes (b. 1973), British comedy writer and broadcaster
  • Jonathan Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Joseph Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Josh Holmes (b. 1987), Australian rugby union player
  • Julie Lynn Holmes, former American figure skater

K

L

M

N
  • Nancy Holmes (b. 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) (b. 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

R

S

T
  • Taylor Holmes (1878–1959), American stage actor
  • Terry Holmes (b. 1957), former Welsh international rugby union player
  • Theophilus H. Holmes (1804–1880), Confederate Civil War lieutenant general
  • Thomas Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Tim Holmes (b. 1955), American sculptor, filmmaker and musician
  • Tim Holmes (actor) (b. 1967), American actor
  • Timothy Holmes (1825–1907), English surgeon
  • Tina Holmes (b. 1973), American television and film actress
  • Tom Holmes (b. 1979), contemporary American artist
  • Tom Holmes (b. 1930s), current chairman of the far-right British political party, the National Front
  • Tommy Holmes (1917–2008), American baseball player

V
  • Valentine Holmes (b. 1995), Australian-born American football player and rugby player
  • Valerie Susan Holmes (b. 1946), English beauty pageant contestant
  • Victoria Holmes, English novelist

W

Others by last name
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References
  1. 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.
  2. 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
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