Family name Holmes (Holmes 
, ホームズ 
, Холмес 
, and others...) , worldwide, is a widespread surname. The surname Holmes is habitual in Northern Europe, particularly Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, Aland Islands, and Jersey (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Much less frequently, Holmes is the forename as well as the last name.
| john holmes English cathedral musician and Renaissance composer (b. 1501) |
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bridget holmes English servant (b. 1591) |
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obadiah holmes minister, US (b. 1610) |
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robert holmes British Royal Navy Admiral (1622-1692), IE (b. 1622) |
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| john holmes (born 1593) (b. 1593) |
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| nathaniel holmes British theologian (b. 1599) |
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| john holmes Plymouth Colony settler and official (b. 1603) |
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| thomas holmes English organist, singer, and composer (b. 1606) |
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george holmes English archivist and editor (b. 1662) |
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| anthony holmes (1626-1705) (b. 1626) |
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| richard holmes New England settler, US (b. 1637) |
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| john holmes British Royal Navy officer (1640?–1683) (b. 1640) |
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| henry holmes Anglo-Irish Army officer, landowner and Tory politician (d.1738) (b. 1660) |
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charles holmes Royal Navy Rear Admiral and politician (1711–61), GB (b. 1711) |
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| peter holmes (1675-1731) (b. 1675) |
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