Holbech is a Germanic name, meaning "the low brook" or "the brook in the ravine or hollow".
People Notable people with the surname include:
Charles Holbech (1816–1901), Archdeacon of Coventry from 1873 to 1887 David Holbache or Holbech (c. 1355–1422/3), Welsh Member of Parliament, founder of Oswestry School Niels Peter Holbech, Danish portrait painter Thomas Holbech, Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University in 1677, Master of Emmanuel College from 1676 to 1680 William Holbech (MP for City of London) (fl. 1358–1367), English Member of Parliament for City of London William Holbech (MP for Banbury) (1748–1812), English Member of Parliament for Banbury William Holbech (bishop) (1850–1930), Bishop of St Helena, earlier Archdeacon of Kimberley and Dean of Bloemfontein William Holbech (cricketer) (1882–1914), English cricketer, killed in the First World War
See also Holbæk, a town in Zealand, Denmark Holbeach, a town in Lincolnshire Holbeche House, a manor in Staffordshire Holbeck, a district of Leeds, Yorkshire
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