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Holl Ranking

In the United States, the name Holl is the 12,205th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Holl migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Holl Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Gotth Holl, who arrived in America in 1732 2
  • Hans Wendel Holl, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
  • Isaac Holl, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1737 2
  • Johannes Holl, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1737 2
  • Hans Holl, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1737 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Holl Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Justus Holl, who arrived in America in 1834 2
  • Widow Holl, aged 25, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 2
  • A Marie Holl, aged 29, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 2
  • Caver Holl, aged 43, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 2
  • Philipp Holl, who arrived in North America in 1849 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Holl migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Holl Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Patrick Holl, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1828

Australia Holl migration to Australia +

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

Holl Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Contemporary Notables of the name Holl (post 1700) +

  • Steven Holl (b. 1947), American architect and watercolorist, best known for his designs for the 2003 Simmons Hall at MIT
  • Emil Holl, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1904 5
  • Edwin G. Holl, American Republican politician, Member of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1961-66; Member of Pennsylvania State Senate 24th District, 1969-2002 5
  • William Holl the Elder (1771-1838), English engraver who was apparently of German origin 6
  • Francis Montague "Frank" Holl (1845-1888), English painter and royal portraitist, born on 4 July 1845, at No. 7 St. James's Terrace, Kentish Town, was the eldest son of Francis Holl [q. v.], engraver 6
  • Francis Holl (1815-1884), English engraver, fourth son of William Holl the Elder 6
  • Norbert Holl, German diplomat, Head of the United Nations special mission to Afghanistan from 1996 to 1997
  • Jeffrey B. Holl (b. 1970), Canadian poet and musician
  • William Holl the Younger (1807-1871), English engraver and figure engraver, best known for his book illustrations, brother of France Holl, son of William Holl the Elder
  • John Holl (1802-1869), English-born, Canadian politician in Prince Edward Island, believed to have emigrated in 1836 from Devon, appointed to the legislative council in 1840 and later became Premier of Prince Edward Island (1854-1855)
  • ... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Empress of Ireland
  • Miss Edith Holl (1900-1914), Canadian Third Class Passenger from Toronto, Ontario, Canada who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 7


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 8th July 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/Dick
  4. South Australian Register Monday 21st August 1854. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) William Prowse 1856. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/williamprowse1854.shtml
  5. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  6. Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 4 August 2020
  7. Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 17) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html


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