Hollyman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The name Hollyman comes from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name for a person who was referred to as the Holy-man. 1 A broad and miscellaneous class of surnames, nickname surnames referred to a characteristic of the first person who used the name. They can describe the bearer's favoured style of clothing, appearance, habits, or character.

Early Origins of the Hollyman family

The surname Hollyman was first found in Berkshire where Roger Haliman was listed in the Feet of Fines for 1212. Years later in Lincolnshire, William Holyman was found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1276, as was Richard Hollyman. 2

Early History of the Hollyman family

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Hollyman Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Hollyman has undergone many spelling variations, including Hollyman, Holyman, Holleyman, Holeyman, Holliman, Holiman and many more.

Early Notables of the Hollyman family

Distinguished members of the family include John Holyman (1495-1558), was Bishop of Bristol, was a native of Coddington, near Haddenham in Buckinghamshire. He was educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford, and in...
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Hollyman migration to the United States +

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Hollyman were among those contributors:

Hollyman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Hollyman to Virginia in 1656
William Hollyman, who arrived in Virginia in 1656 3

Hollyman Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Charles E. Hollyman, aged 24, who immigrated to America from Bristol, England, in 1910
Harry Hollyman, who settled in America, in 1911
Frank Hollyman, who landed in America from Cardiff, in 1919
F. Hollyman, who landed in America from Cardiff, in 1919
Robert M. Hollyman, aged 37, who landed in America from Buenos Aires, Argentine, in 1920
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Hollyman migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Hollyman Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Hollyman, (Holleyman), (b. 1812), aged 17, English ploughman who was convicted in Buckinghamshire, England for life for stealing, transported aboard the "Claudine" on 19th August 1829, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1839 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Hollyman (post 1700) +

Herb Hollyman, former American football coach in the United States
Thomas Benton Hollyman (1919-2009), American photographer
Kenneth Charles "Ken" Hollyman (1922-2009), Welsh professional footballer

Citations +

Arthur, William , An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. London: 1857. Print
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 18th February 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/claudine