Meaning & Origin
A surname An English and north-west European topographic surname for someone who lived by a small wood.
Holt is a boy's baby name of Old English origin, from the Old English holt meaning 'small wood' or 'grove.' As a topographic surname turned first name, Holt carries the quiet, wooded character of the English countryside — a single syllable that contains an entire landscape.
About 1,842 U.S. births are recorded. Holt has a clean, natural confidence — a name for someone grounded, steady, and rooted like the trees that gave it its meaning.