Hoy
English edit
Etymology edit
(Orkney, Shetland) From Old Norse há (“high”) + ey (“island”).
Proper noun edit
Hoy (countable and uncountable, plural Hoys)
- A surname.
- An island in south-west Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid refs HY20, ND29).
- A small uninhabited island in the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU3744).
- An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hoy is the 3855th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9196 individuals. Hoy is most common among White (85.3%) individuals.