Holken is a name whose history is entwined with the ancient
Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It was a name for a
holy man who was a priest or friar. The surname Holken originally derived from the Old English word
Hol or Hool. Another reference claims the name was derived from the Old English words "holh" + "mann" and literally meant "dweller by a hollow."
[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Early Origins of the Holken family
The surname Holken was first found in
Essex where one of the first records of the name was John Holman, Holeman who was listed in the
Subsidy Rolls of 1327.
[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Early History of the Holken family
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Holken Spelling Variations
Before the last few
hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason,
spelling variations are commonly found in early
Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Holken were recorded, including Holman, Hollman, Holeman and others.
Early Notables of the Holken family (pre 1700)
Notables of the family at this time include Philip Holman
(c. 1593-1669), an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659,
High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in...
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Migration of the Holken family to Ireland
Some of the Holken family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in
Ireland is included in all our
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Migration of the Holken family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Holken Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
- Miss Catharine Holken, (b. 1849), aged 22, Cornish general servant departing from Plymouth on 31st October 1870 aboard the ship "Essex" arriving in Hobsons Bay, Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia on 25th January 1871 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_victoria.pdf
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Citations
- ^ Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- ^ Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_victoria.pdf