This surname being English is from the name Holland, which is actually a division of Lincolnshire county. In England, rather than from the country Holland. It can also refer to any of the eight villages in various parts of England so called, from Old English term hoh which means ‘ridge’ plus the word land  which means ‘land’.

The Scottish name is also from places called Holland in Orkney, Houlland in Shetland, Hollandbush in Stirlingshire and Holland-Hirst in the parish of Kirkintilloch all within Scotland.
Surname of Holland is located in the Beara Peninsula in southwestern County Cork, Ireland as well. The western regional province of The Netherlands was ‘Holland’ and recognized as a surname in English, Dutch, German and Danish languages.

Most with the surname of Holland were farmers in the 1880s.

England and Ireland were where most with the surname Holland have originally come from. Within England, they are settled in Lancashire county and in the London area. In the United States, those with the surname Holland live in New York, Massachusetts, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Texas and Georgia.

Famous: Clifford M. Holland (designer of the Holland Tunnel in New York City), John Philip Holland (Irish submarine designer), Spessard L. Holland (governor of Florida and U.S. senator from 1941 to 1971), Richard Holland (15th century Scottish writer), Cecelia Holland ( American historical novelist), Henry Holland (1912 to 1919, mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand), Bill Holland (race car driver), Jolie Holland (American singer and songwriter) and Steve Holland (actor).