Holder Family History
Holder Name Meaning
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.Jewish
(Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Holder ‘elder tree’.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.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Holder
Name Distribution of Holder Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Holder families
 327 - 651  110 - 326 |
 1 - 109  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Holder families
|
8 - 14 3 - 7 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Holder census records
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Holder Family Origin
Holder Emigration Information (US)
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to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Holder Emigration Information (AU)
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You can find out when most of the Holder families immigrated
to Australia.
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port of arrival and destination.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Holder Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Holder census records
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Military Service by Holder
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