Holm (surname)

Holm is a surname which originated in Scandinavia and Britain. Holm is derived from the Old Norse word holmr meaning a small island.^{[citation needed]} Also Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish

As of 2014, 24.7% of all known bearers of the surname Holm were residents of the United States (frequency 1:19,643), 21.0% of Denmark (1:360), 19.7% of Sweden (1:671), 10.0% of Norway (1:691), 6.5% of Germany (1:16,505), 4.0% of Finland (1:1,837), 3.8% of Ghana (1:9,477), 2.4% of Canada (1:20,196), 1.3% of Australia (1:24,284) and 1.2% of South Africa (1:58,477).^[1]

In Denmark, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:360) in the following regions:

• 1. Capital Region of Denmark (1:321)
• 2. Region of Southern Denmark (1:333)

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:671) in the following counties:

• 1. Örebro County (1:443)
• 2. Gävleborg County (1:445)
• 3. Västmanland County (1:496)
• 4. Kalmar County (1:515)
• 5. Dalarna County (1:559)
• 6. Jönköping County (1:606)
• 7. Östergötland County (1:613)
• 8. Uppsala County (1:618)
• 9. Södermanland County (1:649)

In Norway, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:691) in the following regions:

• 1. Trøndelag (1:559)
• 2. Eastern Norway (1:559)

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,837) in the following regions:^[1]

• 1. Ostrobothnia (1:263)
• 2. Central Ostrobothnia (1:836)
• 3. Åland (1:950)
• 4. Central Finland (1:1,125)
• 5. Uusimaa (1:1,444)
• 6. Southwest Finland (1:1,649)

• Anders Holm, American comedy writer
• Andreas Holm (politician) (1906–2003), Norwegian politician for the Centre Party
• Andrew Holm (fl. 1882–1883), Scottish international football player
• Anne Holm (1922–1998), Danish journalist and children's writer
• Asbjørn Holm (1921–2001), Norwegian politician for the Socialist People's Party
• Askil Holm, Norwegian singer and musician
• Astrid Holm (1893-1961), Danish actress
• Astrid Valborg Holm (1876–1937), Danish painter
• Bill Holm (poet) (1943–2009), American poet, essayist, memoirist, and musician
• Bill Holm (art historian), American artist, author and art historian
• Billy Holm (1912–1977), American Major League Baseball catcher
• Børge Holm (1910–1971), Danish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
• Brian Holm, retired Danish professional rider in road bicycle racing
• Celeste Holm, American stage, film, and television actress
• Christian Holm (Scouting)
• Chr. L. Holm (1892–1981), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
• Claus Holm (1918–1996) German film actor
• Christian Holm (Norwegian politician) (1783–1855), Norwegian politician
• Christian Holm (Swedish politician), Swedish politician of the Moderate Party
• Christian Hintze Holm Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party
• D. K. Holm, movie reviewer, Internet columnist, radio broadcaster, and author
• Dallas Holm, singer-songwriter of Christian music,
• Daniel Fredheim Holm, Norwegian striker in the football club Aalborg
• Dick Holm, American CIA Operations Officer
• Dorthe Holm, Danish curler
• Einar Knut Holm, Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party
• Eleanor Holm (1913–2004), American swimmer
• Elmer Holm, American football coach at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas
• Emil Holm (sport shooter) (1877–1968), Finnish sport shooter
• Emil Holm (footballer) (born 2000), Swedish footballer
• Erlend Holm, Norwegian football defender
• Espen Beranek Holm, Norwegian pop artist and comedian
• Esther Aberdeen Holm (1904–1984), American geologist
• Fred Lonberg-Holm, American cello player
• Georg Hólm, bassist of the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós
• Gretelise Holm (born 1948), Danish journalist, non-fiction and fiction writer
• Gustav Frederik Holm (1849–1940), Danish naval officer and Arctic explorer
• Hanya Holm (1893–1992), German-born dancer, choreographer, and dance educator
• Harry Holm (1902–1987), Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
• Håvard Holm, Norwegian civil servant
• Henrik Holm (actor), Norwegian actor and model
• Henrik Holm, Swedish former tennis player
• Holly Holm, former UFC bantamweight champion, kickboxer and retired welterweight boxing champion
• Ian Holm (1931–2020), English actor known for his stage work and for many film roles
• Janet Holm (1923 – 2018), New Zealand environmental activist and historian
• Jeanne M. Holm (NASA), American scientist and Chief Knowledge Architect at Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Jeanne M. Holm, United States Air Force Major General and Women's rights activist.
• Jens Holm, Swedish Member of the European Parliament for the Left Party
• Jim Holm (born 1945), American politician
• John Cecil Holm, (1904–1981) American dramatist
• John Holm, Canadian politician
• John A. Holm, linguist
• John Holms (1830–1891), Scottish businessman and Liberal politician
• Kai Holm (1896–1985), Danish film actor
• Karl Eric Holm (1919–2016), Swedish Army lieutenant general
• Knud Holm (1887–1972), Danish gymnast who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics
• Kris Holm, Canadian best known for riding a unicycle in off-road conditions
• Lasse Holm, Swedish composer, lyricist and singer
• Leif-Erik Holm (born 1970), German politician
• Ludvig Holm (1858–1928), Danish violinist and composer
• Martin Holm (1976–2009), Swedish Muay Thai kickboxer and former WMC Muay Thai World Champion
• Melwin Lycke Holm (born 2004), Swedish high jumper
• Michael Holm, German singer, musician, songwriter and producer
• Mike Holm (1876–1952), Swedish-born American politician
• Ove Holm
• Peter Holm, Swedish playboy and pop singer
• Peter R. Holm Norwegian poet, author and translator
• Richard H. Holm, American inorganic chemist
• Richard Holm (tenor), (1912–1988), German operatic tenor
• Dick Holm, American CIA Operations Officer
• Sejer Holm (born 1939), Danish chess player
• Skip Holm, American military pilot during the Vietnam War
• Soren Holm, prominent bioethicist and philosopher of medicine
• Staffan Valdemar Holm, Swedish theatre director
• Stefan Holm, Swedish high jumper
• Steve Holm, American Major League Baseball catcher
• Sverre Holm (1931–2005), Norwegian stage and film actor
• Theo Holm (1854–1932), Danish-American systematic botanist
• Thomas Holm, Norwegian football player
• Tony Holm, American professional football player
• Tore Holm (1896–1977), Swedish sailor who competed in the 1920, 1928, 1932, 1936 and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
• Ulf Holm, Swedish Green Party politician, member of the Riksdag
• Valsø Holm (1906–1987), Danish film actor
• Vilhelm Christian Holm (1820–1886), Danish composer
• Virginia Paul Holm, American politician
• Wattie Holm (1901–1950), American Major League Baseball player
• Yngve Holm (1895–1943), Swedish sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics

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