Last name: HOLLINGSHEAD

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HOLLINGSHEAD : This last name is indexed 11,782 times on Geneanet!

Origin of last name

HOLLINGSHEAD : English: habitational name from Hollinset in Sutton Downes (Cheshire) Holmside in Lanchester (Durham) or Hollingside in Whickham (Durham). Holmside in Durham and Hollinset in Cheshire both derive from Old English holegn ‘holly’ + (ge)set ‘dwelling stable fold’ while Hollingside in Durham come from Old English holegn + sīde ‘side hill side’.

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