Hoyland
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old English hoh (“hill spur”) + land (“(cultivated) land”).
Proper noun
editHoyland (countable and uncountable, plural Hoylands)
- A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE372003).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hoyland is the 55505th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 370 individuals. Hoyland is most common among White (94.32%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hoyland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 208.