Holbech

Holbech is a Germanic name, meaning "the low brook" or "the brook in the ravine or hollow". Notable people with the surname include:


 * Holbech family, owners of Farnborough Hall
 * Charles Holbech, Archdeacon of Coventry from 1873 to 1887
 * David Holbache or Holbech (c. 1355–1422/23), 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 (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
 * William Holbech (MP for Banbury) (1748–1812), English Member of Parliament for Banbury