Holmes (surname)

Holmes
Language(s)	English
Origin
Language(s)	English
Meaning	Various
Other names
Variant form(s)	Holme

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 probable 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 edit

A edit

Anne Holmes - Irby Tea Lady
Alan Holmes, Welsh musician and record producer
Albert Holmes (footballer, born 1885) (1885–?), English footballer
Albert Holmes (footballer born 1942), English-born footballer
Alex Holmes (born 1981), American football player
Alexander Holmes, crewman of the ship William Brown, convicted of manslaughter in 1841 for forcing passengers out of an overloaded lifeboat
Alexander Holmes, pseudonym of Hans Habe
Alfred Holmes (1931–1994), sergeant of the Gibraltar Regiment
Alfred Holmes (composer) (1837–1876), violinist and composer
Alice Waring Holmes (1872 – 1939), dentist and suffragette
Alvin Holmes (1939–2020), American politician
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 (born 1945), Australian plastic and reconstructive surgeon
J. Anthony Holmes, American diplomat
Arthur Holmes (1890–1965), British geologist
Arthur F. Holmes (1924–2011), American professor of philosophy
Ashton Holmes (born 1978), American film and TV actor
Augusta Holmès (1847–1903), French composer

B edit

Barry Holmes (1928–1949), Anglo-Argentinian rugby union player
Ben Holmes (1890–1943), American film director
Benjamin Holmes (disambiguation)
Besby Holmes (1917–2006), American World War II fighter pilot
Bill Holmes (disambiguation)
Brad Holmes (born 1979), American football executive
Brenda Swann Holmes, American research chemist
Bruce Holmes (born 1965), American football player
Burton Holmes (1870–1958), American traveller, photographer and filmmaker

C edit

Catherine Holmes, Australian judge
Charles Holmes (disambiguation)
Charlie Holmes (1910–1985), American jazz saxophonist
Chris Holmes (disambiguation)
Christian Holmes (born 1997), American football player
Christian R. Holmes II (1896–1944), decorated American soldier and zoo owner
Chuck Holmes (ice hockey) (1934–2019), Canadian hockey player
Clarence Holmes (born 1968), also known as Ready Rock C, American musician
Clay Holmes (born 1993), American baseball player
Clent Holmes (1917–?), American guitarist

D edit

Daniel Henry Holmes (1816–1898), American businessman
Danny Holmes (born 1989), English footballer
Darnay Holmes (born 1998), American football player
Darren Holmes (baseball) (born 1966), American baseball player and coach
Dave Holmes (actor) (born 1971), American television personality
Dave Holmes (sportscaster), American sportscaster
David Holmes (disambiguation)
Derek Holmes (born 1978), Scottish footballer
Derek Holmes (ice hockey) (born 1939), Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and administrator
Diane Holmes (born 1935), Canadian politician
Don Holmes (born 1959), Australian rules football player
Don Holmes (American football) (born 1961), American former National Football League player and college coach
Donald F. Holmes (1910–1980), American inventor
Donald Grahame Holmes, Australian electrical engineer

E edit

Eamonn Holmes (born 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 (disambiguation)
Elizabeth Holmes, American businesswoman, founder of Theranos
Emma Holmes, American Civil War diarist
Eric Holmes (racing driver) (born 1974), American race car driver
Eric Holmes (video game designer), Scottish writer, creative director and videogame designer
Eric Leighton Holmes, British chemist
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 edit

Frank Holmes (disambiguation)
Fred Holmes (1878–1956), American baseball player
Frederic L. Holmes (1932–2003), American historian of science
Frederick Hale Holmes (1812–1875), British professor of chemistry, pioneer of electric lighting and inventor
Frederick William Holmes (1889–1969), English soldier awarded the Victoria Cross

G edit

Gabriel Holmes (1769–1829), American politician
Gavrielle Holmes, American politician
Genta Hawkins Holmes (born 1940), American foreign service officer
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 Morgan Holmes (1876–1965), British neurologist
Greg Holmes (cricketer) (born 1993), Welsh cricketer
Greg Holmes (rugby union) (born 1983), Australian rugby union player
Greg Holmes (tennis) (born 1963), American former tennis player

H edit

Hamilton E. Holmes (1941–1995), American physician who helped desegregate the University of Georgia as one of the first two African-American students
Hap Holmes (1889–1940), Canadian ice hockey goalie
Harold Holmes (disambiguation)
Harry Holmes (disambiguation)
Harvey Holmes (1873–1948), American college football player and coach of football, baseball and track
Helen Freudenberger Holmes (1915–1997), American journalist, historian, teacher, politician and Women's Army Corps officer
Helen Holmes (actress) (1893–1950), American actress
Henry Holmes (disambiguation)
H. H. Holmes (1861–1896), American con man, killer and bigamist
Howdy Holmes (born 1949), American racing driver
Hugh Holmes (1840–1916), Irish politician

I edit

Ian Holmes (disambiguation)

J edit

J. Anthony Holmes, American diplomat
Jacob Holmes (born 1983), Australian basketball player
Jackie Holmes (1920–1995), American Formula One driver
Jake Holmes (born 1939), American folk-pop singer/songwriter
Jalyn Holmes (born 1996), American football player
James Holmes (disambiguation)
Jason Holmes (born 1989), American Australian rules footballer; brother of Andre Holmes
Jennie Florella Holmes (1842-1892), American suffragist and temperance activist
Jennifer Holmes (disambiguation), multiple people
Jerome Holmes (born 1961), American federal judge
Jessica Holmes (born 1973), Canadian comedian and actor
Jimmy Holmes (born 1953), Irish former professional footballer
Joan Holmes (born 1935), founding president of The Hunger Project
Joe Holmes (born 1963), American heavy metal guitarist
Joe Holmes (singer) (1906–1978), Irish singer
Joe Holmes (rugby league), rugby league footballer
Joel Holmes (1821–1872), English soldier awarded the Victoria Cross
John Holmes (disambiguation)
Jon Holmes (born 1973), British comedy writer and broadcaster
Jonathan Holmes (disambiguation)
Joseph Holmes (disambiguation)
Josh Holmes (rugby union) (born 1987), Australian rugby union player
Josh Holmes (video game designer) (born 1973), Canadian game producer and video game designer
Julie Lynn Holmes, American former figure skater

K edit

Katie Holmes (born 1978), American actress
Keith Holmes (palaeobotanist) (born 1933), Australian palaeobotanist
Keith Holmes (boxer) (born 1969), American boxer
Kelda Holmes (born 1970), English actress
Kelly Holmes (born 1970), British middle-distance athlete
Kenneth Holmes (1934–2021), British scientist
King K. Holmes (born 1937), American physician, medical researcher, and medical school professor
Kris Holmes (born 1950), American type designer

L edit

Larry Holmes (born 1949), American boxer
La'Shanda Holmes (born 1985), American Coast Guard helicopter pilot
Laura Holmes (1932–2016), American NSA career cryptanalyst
Lee Holmes (born 1987), English footballer
Len Holmes, Australian rugby league footballer
Linda Holmes (born 1959), American politician
Lindsey Holmes (born 1973), American politician
Lizzie Holmes (1850–1926), American anarchist and editor
Louis Holmes, American football player
Lucy Holmes (born 1979), British-born Australian TV presenter and performer

M edit

Mackenzie Holmes (born c. 2001), American basketball player
Margaret Holmes (1909–2009), Australian peace activist
Margaret Holmes (ecumenist) (1886–1981), Australian refugee resettlement officer
Margaret Flagg Holmes (1886–1976), co-founder of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority
Mark Holmes (disambiguation)
Martha Holmes (photographer) (1923–2006), American photographer
Martha Holmes (broadcaster), British marine biologist, TV journalist and producer
Mary Holmes (disambiguation)
Matt Holmes (actor) (born 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 (born 1967), English actress
Mike Holmes (born 1963), Canadian professional contractor and host of Holmes on Homes
Mike Holmes (born 1948), British electrical engineer
Mike Holmes (wide receiver) (born 1950), Canadian Football League receiver

N edit

Nancy Holmes (born 1959), Canadian poet and educator
Nick Holmes (disambiguation)

O edit

Obadiah Holmes (1610–1682), early Rhode Island settler and Baptist minister
Oliver Holmes (rugby league) (born 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
Oscar Holmes (1916–2001), first African-American Naval Aviator and air traffic controller

P edit

Paul Holmes (disambiguation)
Pehr G. Holmes (1881–1952), US Representative from Massachusetts
Percy Holmes (1886–1971), English cricketer
Pete or Peter Holmes (disambiguation)
Philip Holmes (born 1945), American engineering professor
Phillips Holmes (1907–1942), American film actor
Portia Holmes Shields, American academic administrator
Priest Holmes (born 1973), American football player

R edit

Ray Holmes (1914–2005), British Second World War fighter pilot
Rand Holmes, (1942–2002), Canadian comic artist
Reggie Holmes (born 1987), American basketball player
Richard Holmes (disambiguation)
Richaun Holmes (born 1993), American basketball player
Robert Holmes (disambiguation)
Rupert Holmes, British-American composer, singer-songwriter and dramatist
Ruth Bradley Holmes (1924–2021), American linguist, educator, and polyglot

S edit

Samuel Jackson Holmes (1868–1964), American zoologist
Santonio Holmes (born 1984), American footballer and Super Bowl XLIII MVP
Sharon Holmes (1950–2015), Canadian artist (née Sharon Christian)
Simon Hugh Holmes (1831–1919), Nova Scotia politician, publisher and lawyer
Stanley Holmes, 1st Baron Dovercourt (1878–1961), British politician
Steve Holmes (actor) (born 1961), Romanian-born German pornographic film actor
Susan Holmes (disambiguation)

T edit

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

V edit

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

W edit

William Holmes (Australian general) (1862–1917), Australian Army Major General during World War I
William Holmes (British general), British Army officer of WWI and WWII
William Edgar Holmes (1895–1918), English soldier and VC recipient
William Holmes (1779–1851), British politician
William Holmes (British Army officer) (1892–1969), British general during the Second World War
William Henry Holmes (1846–1933), American anthropologist, archaeologist, geologist and museum director
William Henry Holmes (musician) (1812–1885), English musician

Fictional characters edit

Enola Holmes (character), sister of Sherlock Holmes created by Nancy Springer
Hemlock Holmes, a character from UPA's Dick Tracy cartoon
Mycroft Holmes, brother of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective

References edit

^ ^a ^b 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.