Holman (surname)

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Holman Family Name
Meaning	"dweller in a hollow"
Region of origin	England, Netherlands
Related names	Hollman, Holeman
Popularity	Behind the Name
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Holman

Holman is an English language and Dutch language topographical surname, meaning "dweller in a hollow (hole)". The name was first recorded in England in Worcestershire before the Norman conquest. There are variants including: Hollman and Holeman. It is uncommon as a given name. People with the surname or its variants include:^{[1] [2]}

• Bill Holman (musician) (b. 1927), American songwriter and musician
• Bob Holman, American poet
• Brett Holman, Australian Association football forward
• Calvin M Holman (1931-2007), Arizona politician
• Edward Holman, Australian politician
• Hans-Jørgen Holman, Norwegian-American musicologist and educationalist
• J. Martin Holman, American translator of Japanese literature
• James Holman (1786 – 1857), English traveller and writer
• James Sanders Holman (1804–1867), American politician
• John Holman (Australian politician) (1872–1925)
• M. Carl Holman (1919—1988), African-American author, poet and playwright
• Matthew J. Holman, American astrophysicist
• May Holman (1893–1939), Australian politician
• Nat Holman (1896-1995), American basketball player
• Ralph Holman (born 1917), American biochemist
• Rufus C. Holman, American politician
• Scott Earl Holman, Jazz musician
• Theodor Holman (born 1953), Dutch author, script writer and journalist
• Tomlinson Holman, American film technologist
• William Holman (1871-1934), British-born Australian politician

Hollman

• Ellen Hollman, American actress
• Julie Hollman (born 1982), English heptathlete

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