Holt (family name)
Holt is a family name that is common in northern Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and in English-speaking countries .
Origin of the family name
Holt is a dwelling name in Middle High German wood , Middle Low German holt "Wald, Gebüsch". Someone who lives by the forest.
Spellings
Further spellings of the family name are:
Name bearer
A.
- Amber Holt (* 1985), American basketball player
- Andrea Holt (* 1970), English table tennis player
- Anne Holt (* 1958), Norwegian author
B.
- Benjamin Holt (1849–1920), American inventor
- Brian Holt (* 1988), American football player
- Brian Van Holt (born 1969), American actor
C.
- Charlene Holt (1928–1996), American actress
- Charles A. Holt (* 1948), American economist
- Chris Holt (* 1985), American ice hockey player
- Christopher van Holt , German artist, producer and photographer
- Claire Holt (* 1988), Australian actress
- Corcoran Holt (* around 1980), American jazz musician
D.
- Daniel Holt (cyclist) (* 1981), American cyclist
- Daniel Holt (swimmer) (* 1992), New Zealand swimmer
- Dave Holt (* 1944), British long-distance runner
- David Holt (1927–2003), American actor, author, composer and publisher
- David Lee Holt , American guitarist
E.
- Edwin Holt (1873–1946), American psychologist and philosopher
- Elmer Holt (1884–1945), American politician
- Evelyn Holt (1906-2001), German actress
G
- Gary Holt (ice hockey player) ( Gary Ray Holt ; * 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
- Gary Holt (Musician) ( Gary Wayne Holt ; * 1964), American guitarist and music producer
- Gary Holt (soccer player) ( Gary James Holt ; * 1973), Scottish soccer player and coach
- Grant Holt (* 1981), British football player
H
- Hans Holt (1909–2001), Austrian actor
- Harold Holt (1908–1967), Australian politician
- Hazel Holt (1920–2015), British writer
- Helen F. Holt (1913–2015), American politician
- Henry Holt (publisher) (1840–1926), American publisher
- Henry Holt (author) (1881–1955) British writer
- Henry Holt (politician) (1887–1944), American politician (North Dakota)
- Henry Holt (musician) (1934–1997), Austrian-American composer and conductor
- Henry E. Holt (* 1929), American astronomer
- Henry H. Holt (1831–1898), American politician
- Hines Holt (1805-1865), American politician
- Homer A. Holt (1898–1975), American politician
J
- Jack Holt (1888–1951), American actor
- James Clarke Holt (1922-2014), British historian
- James Maden Holt (1829-1911), British politician
- Jany Holt (1909-2005), French actress
- Jason Holt (* 1993), Scottish soccer player
- Jay Holt ( Jay James Holt ; 1923–2012), American wrestler
- Jennifer Holt (1920–1997), American actress
- Jim Holt (* 1954), American author
- Joe Holt (* 1997), British cyclist
- Johann Julius Sontag von Holt Sombach (* 1962), German composer
- Johannes Holt († 1432), German theologian, university professor and canon
- John Holt (musician) (1947-2014), Jamaican reggae musician
- John Holt (soccer player) (born 1956), Scottish soccer player
- John Caldwell Holt (1923–1985), American educator
- John G. Holt , American biologist
- Jonathan Holt (writer) (born 1962), British writer
- Joseph Holt (1807-1894), American politician and general
- Joseph F. Holt (1924–1997), American politician
K
- Kåre Holt (1916–1997), Norwegian writer
- Kendall Holt (* 1981), American boxer
- Kevin Holt (* 1993), Scottish soccer player
- Kristina von Holt (* 1972), Swiss actress
L.
- Lester Holt (* 1959), American journalist
- Luther Emmett Holt (1855–1924), American pediatrician
M.
- Marjorie Holt (1920–2018), American politician
- Martin Holt (1881–1956), British fencer
- Michael Holt (musician) (* 1968), Canadian musician
- Michael Holt (soccer player, 1977) (* 1977), English soccer player
- Michael Holt (snooker player) (* 1978), English snooker player
- Michael Holt (soccer player, 1986) (* 1986), German soccer player
N
- Nancy Holt (1938–2014), American artist
- Nathalia Holt (* 1980), American science journalist and non-fiction author
O
- Olivia Holt (* 1997), American actress and singer
- Orrin Holt (1792–1855), American politician
P
- Patricia Blomfield Holt (1910–2003), Canadian composer, music teacher and pianist
- Patrick G. Holt , Australian medic
- Paul Holt , alias of Alfred Wagenknecht (1881–1956), American politician
- Peter Holt (1945–2003), American film composer
R.
- Randy Holt (* 1953), Canadian ice hockey player
- Redd Holt (* 1932), American drummer, band leader and music teacher
- Robin Holt (* 1966), British economist
- Roy James Holt (* 1947), American physicist
- Rush D. Holt Sr. (1905–1955), American politician
- Rush D. Holt junior (born 1948), American politician
S.
- Sandrine Holt (born 1972), Canadian actress
- Saxon Winston Holt (1871-1940), American politician
- Seth Holt (1923–1971), British film director, producer, screenwriter and film editor
- Simeon ten Holt (1923–2012), Dutch composer
- Simon Holt (* 1958), British composer
T
- Tara Holt (* 1988), American actress
- Thomas Michael Holt (1831-1896), American politician
- Tim Holt (1919–1973), American actor
- Tom Holt (* 1961), British author
- Torry Holt (born 1976), American football player
V
- Victoria Holt (1906–1993), British writer, see Eleanor Burford
W.
- Will Holt (1929–2015), American songwriter
- William Holt (politician) (1737–1791), Mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia
- William Holt (Jesuit) (1545–1599), Rector of English College
- William Holt (writer) (1897–1977), British writer, artist and traveler
- William Holt (cricketer) (born 1935), former New Zealand cricketer
- William H. Holt (1842-1919), American judge
- Willy Holt (1921–2007), American film set designer
Z
- Zora Holt (* 1975), German actress
Fictional people
- Werner Holt , title character of the novel The Adventures of Werner Holt
Individual evidence
- ↑ Get it on surnames.behindthename.com (English)