origin of surname holmes
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