The Holliman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,586 people carried this name — #7,265 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 64,500 people counted. That is up 11% from 4,120 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Holliman surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a nickname: ‘the holy man’ — the first of the origins he gives.

An early record he cites: Walter Halloman, Lincolnshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Hollyman, Holman, Holeyman, Holliman, Holloman and Holyman.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 394 · public domain.

In print

Holliman in American newspapers,
1904–1906.

Newspaper page from Santa Fe New Mexican carrying the name Holliman
Santa Fe New Mexican 1906-02-19
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Holliman
The Salt Lake Herald 1904-03-05
Newspaper page from El Farol carrying the name Holliman
El Farol 1906-02-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,208 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Holliman in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1950s.

1,471 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Holliman. The most, 379, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 4.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 1,044
New South Wales 350
Victoria 43
South Australia 16
Tasmania 9
Western Australia 9

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Holliman.

Who carried it

People named Holliman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Earl Holliman
    Earl Holliman 1928–2024 · actor
  • Ezekiel Holliman d. 1659

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Holliman,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States185 records

185 records of the Holliman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 122
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 51
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 5
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Earl F. Holliman

    Born 1919 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1944 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi; driver from Clark County, Arkansas. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ted Delane Holliman

    Born 1948; from Greensboro, North Carolina. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Phu Yen, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Timothy Holliman

    Arrived at New York in 1881 aboard the Olympia from Barrow and Dublin, aged 20; laborer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 185 records for Holliman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia63 records

63 records of the Holliman name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 42
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 15
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Celia Holliman

    Arrived in Queensland in 1883 aboard the Nowshera, aged 22.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John W. Holliman

    Former civil servant of New South Wales; died 1937.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Patrick Holliman

    Left Launceston in 1854 aboard the Black Swan, bound for Melbourne.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 63 records for Holliman in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Holliman name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James Holliman

    Died 1957; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Edward Holliman

    Married 1876 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Holliman name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record R. Holliman

    Middlesex Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Holliman

    Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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