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Early Origins of the Holm family

The surname Holm was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Holm family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Holm research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1781 is included under the topic Early Holm History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Holm Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Holmholt, Holmholdt, Holm, Holms, Holmsholt, Holmskiold, Holmshold and many more.

Early Notables of the Holm family

Notable figures of the time with the name Holm were

  • the Holm family of Denmark

Holm Ranking

In the United States, the name Holm is the 2,587th most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1


Holm migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Holm Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • John Campanius Holm, who landed in Delaware in 1643 2
Holm Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Benjamin Holm, who arrived in America in 1716 2
  • Anna Maria Holm, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1786-1808 2
  • Christian Holm, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1798 2
Holm Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Gustaf Holm, aged 47, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1826 2
  • Gustavus Holm, aged 45, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1826 2
  • Curstine Holm, aged 14, who arrived in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1840 2
  • Mathilda Holm, aged 18, who landed in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1840 2
  • Corl Holm, who landed in Texas in 1850-1906 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Holm Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Oscar Holm, who arrived in Alabama in 1913 2
  • Klaus Holm, who arrived in Alabama in 1925 2

Holm migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Holm Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
  • Mrs. Gunvor Holm, Norwegian settler who sailed aboard the ship "Stavangerfjord" arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1951

Holm migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Holm Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Donald Holm, aged 19, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Nabob"
  • Isabella Holm, aged 23, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Nabob"

Contemporary Notables of the name Holm (post 1700) +

  • Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert CBE (1931-2020), English Tony award winning, Laurence Olivier Award winning and BAFTA Award winning stage and screen actor made a CBE in 1990 and a Knight Bachelor in 1998
  • Elisabeth Holm, American film producer and screenwriter. She produced the 2014 film Obvious Child and was formerly the film program director at Kickstarter. In 2022, she co-wrote the story of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 95th Academy Awards
  • Richard Hadley Holm (1933-2021), also known as R. H. Holm, an American inorganic chemist from Boston, Massachusetts
  • Eleanor G. Holm (1913-2004), American Olympic champion swimmer 3
  • Celeste Holm (b. 1917), Oscar winning American stage, film, and television actress 4
  • Renate Holm (1931-2022), German-Austrian film actress and operatic soprano from Berlin, Germany
  • Richard Holm (1912-1988), German operatic tenor
  • Mogens Winkel Holm (1936-1999), Danish composer born in Copenhagen
  • Stefan Christian Holm (b. 1976), retired Swedish Olympic gold medal high jumper
  • Sonia Holm (b. 1920), British film actress

HMAS Sydney II
  • Mr. Clarence Kenneth Asby Holm (1920-1941), Australian Able Seaman from Footscray, Victoria, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 5
RMS Titanic
  • Mr. Johan Fredrik Alexander Holm (d. 1912), aged 43, Swedish Third Class passenger from Karlshamn, Blekinge who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 6


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. Eleanor Holm. (Retrieved 2011, February 7) Eleanor Holm. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Holm
  4. Celeste Holm. (Retrieved 2011, February 7) Celeste Holm. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celeste_Holm
  5. HMAS Sydney II, Finding Sydney Foundation - Roll of Honour. (Retrieved 2014, April 24) . Retrieved from http://www.findingsydney.com/roll.asp
  6. Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html


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