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
- Alan Holmes, Welsh musician and record producer
- Albert Holmes (footballer born 1942), English-born football defender who played for Chesterfield
- Alex Holmes (b. 1981), American football player
- Alexander Holmes, crewman of William Brown (ship)
- Alexander Holmes, pseudonym of Hans Habe
- Alfred Holmes (1931–1994), sergeant of the Gibraltar Regiment
- Alfred Holmes (composer) (1837–1876), violinist and composer
- Andre Holmes (born 1988), American football player; brother of Jason Holmes (see below)
- Andrew Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
- Anthony Holmes, British author and businessman
- Anthony D. Holmes (Medical), Australian plastic and reconstructive surgeon
- J. Anthony Holmes, American diplomat
- Arthur Holmes (1890–1965), British geologist
- Arthur F. Holmes (b. 1924), American professor of philosophy
- Ashton Holmes (b. 1978), American film and TV actor
- Augusta Holmès (1847–1903), French composer
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:
- Chris Holmes (musician) (b. 1958), American musician
- Chris Holmes (swimmer), British Paralympian
- 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
- Daniel Henry Holmes (1816–1898), American businessman
- Danny Holmes (b. 1989), English footballer
- Darnay Holmes (b. 1998), American football player
- Dave Holmes (b. 1971), American television personality
- Dave Holmes (sportscaster), American sportscaster
- David Holmes (actor) (b. 1981), British actor and stunt performer
- David Holmes (diplomat), American diplomat assigned to Ukraine embassy
- David Holmes (politician) (1769–1832), American politician
- David Holmes (musician) (b. 1969), Irish DJ, musician and composer
- David L. Holmes, Walter G. Mason Professor of Religious Studies, specialist in Anglican history at the College of William and Mary
- Dennis Holmes (b. 1950), American child actor
- Derek Holmes (b. 1978), Scottish footballer
- Derek Holmes (ice hockey) (b. 1939), Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and administrator
- Diane Holmes (b. 1935), Canadian politician
- Donald F. Holmes (1910–1980), American inventor
- Donald Grahame Holmes, Australian electrical engineer
E
- Eamonn Holmes (b. 1959), Northern Irish journalist and broadcaster
- Earl Holmes, American football player
- Edmond Holmes (1850–1936), English writer and poet
- Edward Morell Holmes (1843–1930), British botanist
- Edwin Holmes (astronomer) (1842?–1919), British astronomer
- Edwin R. Holmes (1878–1961), US federal judge
- Edwin Holmes (inventor), American inventor of the burglar alarm (in 1858)
- Edwin T. Holmes, son of Edwin Holmes (inventor)
- Elizabeth Holmes, American businesswoman, founder of Theranos
- Emma Holmes, American Civil War diarist
- Enola Holmes, sister of fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, character created by Nancy Springer
- Eric Holmes, Scottish video game designer
- Ernest Holmes (1887–1960), founder of the movement known as Religious Science, also known as "Science of Mind," a part of the New Thought Movement
- Ernie Holmes (1948–2008), American football player
- Errol Holmes (1905–1960), English cricketer
F
- Frank Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
- Fred Holmes (1878–1956), American baseball player
- Frederic L. Holmes (1932–2003), American historian of science
- Frederick William Holmes (1889–1969), English soldier and VC recipient
G
- Gabriel Holmes (1769–1829), American politician
- Gavrielle Holmes, American politician
- George Holmes (professor) (1927–2009), Chichele Professor of Medieval History Emeritus at the University of Oxford
- George Frederick Holmes (1829–1897), American educator
- George M. Holmes (1929–2009), U.S. politician
- Gordon Holmes, pseudonym used by Louis Tracy
- Gordon Morgan Holmes (1876–1965), British neurologist
- Greg Holmes (rugby union) (b. 1983), Australian rugby union player
- Greg Holmes (tennis) (b. 1963), Former American Tennis player
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:
- John Holmes (actor) (1944–1988), American pornographic film star
- John Holmes (British diplomat) (b. 1951), British diplomat
- John Holmes (Canadian senator) (1789–1876), Canadian Senator.
- John Holmes (Ontario politician) (1828–1879), Canadian Liberal-Conservative Member of Parliament representing Carleton
- John Holmes (mercenary), Anglo-Indian mercenary in the Punjab
- John Holmes (poet) (1904–1962), American poet, critic
- John Holmes (U.S. politician) (1773–1843), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
- John B. Holmes (a.k.a. J. B. Holmes) (b. 1982), American golfer
- John Clellon Holmes (1926–1988), American poet, novelist and essayist of the Beat Generation
- John Dalrymple Edgar Holmes (1867-1915), British veterinary bacteriologist
- John Eric Holmes (1930–2010), author and promoter of fantasy role-playing games
- John Haynes Holmes (1879–1964), American Unitarian minister and prominent peace and civil liberties activist
- John Robert Holmes (b. 1927), Canadian Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament representing Lambton-Kent
- 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
- Katie Holmes (b. 1978), American actress
- Keith Holmes (palaeobotanist) (b. 1933), Australian palaeobotanist
- Keith Holmes (boxer) (b. 1969), American boxer
- Kelda Holmes (b. 1970), English actress
- Dame Kelly Holmes (b. 1970), British middle distance athlete
- Ken Holmes a.k.a. Mr. Kennedy (b. 1976), American professional wrestler and actor
- Kenneth Holmes (b. 1934), British scientist
- Kris Holmes (b. 1950), American type designer
L
- Larry Holmes (b. 1949), American boxer
- Larry Holmes (activist), American activist
- Larry Holmes (b. 1992), United States Marine
- La'Shanda Holmes (born 1985), American coast guard helicopter pilot
- Lee Holmes (b. 1987), English footballer
- Len Holmes, Australian rugby league footballer
- Linda Holmes (b. 1959), American politician
- Lindsey Holmes (born 1973), member of the Alaska House of Representatives
- Lizzie Holmes (1850–1926), American anarchist, editor
- Louis Holmes American football player
- Lucy Holmes (b. 1979), British-born Australian TV Presenter and performer
M
- Mark Holmes (filmmaker), American filmmaker and co-owner of Daisy 3 Pictures
- Mark V. Holmes (b. 1960), American judge
- Martha Holmes (photographer)(1923–2006), American photographer
- Martha Holmes (broadcaster), British marine biologist, TV journalist and producer
- Mary Rehling Holmes, American golf coach
- Matt Holmes (actor) (b. 1976), Australian actor
- Matthew Holmes (engineer) (1844–1903), chief mechanical engineer of the North British Railway
- Maurice Holmes (cricketer), English cricketer and barrister
- Michael Holmes (disambiguation)
- Michelle Holmes (b. 1967), English actress
- Mike Holmes (b. 1963), Canadian professional contractor and host of Holmes on Homes
- Mike Holmes (b. 1948), British professional electrical engineer involved in building HMS Sheffield and officer on P&O SS Chusan.
- Mike Holmes (wide receiver) (b. 1950), a Canadian Football League receiver who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- Mycroft Holmes, brother of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes
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
- Paul Holmes (academic), American academic
- Paul Holmes (broadcaster) (1950–2013), New Zealand radio and television broadcaster
- Paul Holmes (politician) (b. 1957), politician in the United Kingdom
- Pehr G. Holmes (1881–1952), US Representative from Massachusetts
- Percy Holmes (1886–1971), English cricketer
- Pete Holmes (b. 1979), American comedian
- Pete Holmes (drummer), drummer of Black 'N Blue
- Peter Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
- Philip Holmes (b. 1945), American engineering professor
- Phillips Holmes (1907–1942), American film actor
- Priest Holmes (b. 1973), American football player
R
- Ray Holmes (1914–2005), British World War II fighter pilot
- Rand Holmes, (1942–2002), Canadian comic artist
- Reggie Holmes (b. 1987), American basketball player
- Richard Holmes (organist) (1931–1991), American jazz organist
- Richard Holmes (military historian) (1946–2011), British military historian
- Richard T. Holmes (20th c.), American ornithologist
- Robert Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Robert A. "Bob" Holmes, Georgia state legislator
- Robert C. Holmes (1928–1986), English TV scriptwriter
- Robert D. Holmes (1909–1976), governor of Oregon
- Robert E. Holmes (1922–2004)), Ohio state supreme court justice
- Sir Robert Holmes (1622–1692), English admiral
- Robert Holmes (musician), guitarist for the band 'Til Tuesday
- Robert Holmes (composer), wrote music for computer games
- Rupert Holmes (b. 1947), British composer and writer
S
- Safiya Henderson-Holmes (1950–2001), African-American poet
- Samuel Jackson Holmes (1868–1964), American zoologist
- Santonio Holmes (b. 1984), American footballer and Super Bowl XLIII MVP
- Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Simon Hugh Holmes (1831–1919), Nova Scotia politician, publisher and lawyer
- Stacey Holmes, (1990 - Current) Music Producer, Ceo Rapper , Glasgow.
- Stanley Holmes, 1st Baron Dovercourt (1878–1961), British politician
- Steve Holmes (actor) (b. 1961), Romanian-born German pornographic film actor
- Susan Holmes (born 1941), New Zealand fabric artist
- Susan Carter Holmes (b. 1933), British botanist
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
- William Holmes (Australian general) (1862–1917), Australian Army Major General during World War I
- William Holmes (British general)
- William Edgar Holmes (1895–1918), English soldier and VC recipient
- William Holmes (1779–1851), British politician
- William George Holmes (1892–1969), British general during World War II
- William Henry Holmes (1846–1933), American anthropologist, archaeologist, geologist and museum director
- William Henry Holmes (musician) (1812–1885), English musician
Others by last name
- Janet Holmes à Court (b. 1943), Australian businesswoman
- Peter Holmes à Court (b. 1968), Australian businessman
- Robert Holmes à Court (1937–1990), Australian businessman
- Derek St. Holmes (b. 1953), American musician
References
- 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.
- 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.
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