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Another origin of Holmes is from a placename near Dundonald, or else a place located in the barony of Inchestuir. The surname is also sometimes an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Thomais; thomÃ¡is, Similarly holmes can also be a variant Of, cavish derived as An anglicised form Of Mac. thamhais thÃ¡mhaishe surname is also sometimes an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Thomais; thomÃ¡is, Similarly holmes can also be a variant Of, cavish derived as An anglicised form Of Mac. thamhais thÃ¡mhais
This unusual and interesting surname is of Old Welsh origin, and derives from the Old Welsh personal name Ris, Welsh Rhys meaning ardour.The popularity of the name is borne out by the number of surnames it has generated.he first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Res, which was dated 1203, in the Curia Regis Rolls of Lincolnshire, during the reign of King John, known as Lackland, 1199 - 1216. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation.