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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English

Meaning & History

Habitational name from a lost place in County Durham called Hollingside or Holmside, from Old English hole(g)n "holly" and sīde "hillside, slope"; there is a Hollingside Lane on the southern outskirts of Durham city. In some cases it may be from Hollinhead in Lancashire, so named from Old English holegn "holly" and hēafod "headland, ridge".
Added 12/27/2015 by anonymous
Edited 11/10/2017 by Marusero