Family name Holdsworth (Holdsworth 
) , across the world, is quite a common surname. The cognomen Holdsworth is characteristic of Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, New Zealand, where it is quite a rare surname, and the United Kingdom. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia.
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| Holdsworth | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada, New Zealand |
| richard holdsworth English theologian, GB (b. 1590) |
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| edward holdsworth British classical scholar (b. 1684) |
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arthur holdsworth British Member of Parliament (died 1787) (b. 1757) |
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arthur howe holdsworth British politician (b. 1780) |
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| elizabeth holdsworth Peerage person ID=714110 (b. 1760) |
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| joseph holdsworth politician (b. 1789) |
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| arthur bastard eastabrook holdsworth British Army officer, GB (b. 1808) |
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| catherine henrietta elizabeth holdsworth (b. 1810) |
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william searle holdsworth British legal historian, GB (b. 1871) |
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william holdsworth Australian politician, AU (b. 1875) |
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| harriet ann holdsworth (1835-1899) (b. 1835) |
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ethel carnie holdsworth British writer (b. 1886) |
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| henry mervyn holdsworth (born 1844) (b. 1844) |
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r. l. holdsworth scholar (1899-1976), IN (b. 1899) |
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| jim holdsworth Major League Baseball player, US (b. 1850) |
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