Holeman Family Crest and Last Name Background

The name Holeman is closely linked to Holman. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Dweller in a hollow”.

• The 2010 US Census counted 2,751 people named Holeman, ranking it number 11,448 among American surnames. That is enough to place it in the top 25,000 American surnames.
• Related forms: Hollman and Holmen.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• The extra “e” in Holeman is a spelling habit rather than a different name.

Arms associated with the name

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