Where are we from?
The Hoyland surname is from the Hoyland place names in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The town of Hoyland grew from the hamlets of Hoyland Nether, Upper Hoyland and Hoyland Common. There are also the villages of High Hoyland (Barnsley) and Hoylandswaine (Penistone). The Hoyland place name comes from Norse meaning 'farm on a hill'.
Of the 1114 people with the name in the 1881 census for England and Wales, 792 were from the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Current frequency of the name in Great Britain is 1581 and Ireland 5. (The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland)
Early records of the name include:
- Ralph de Hoyland found in the Yorkshire Assize Rolls in 1204
- Margaret de Hoylaund (Hoyland) widow of John de Hoyland in a Petition dated 1307 at the National Archives
- Feoffment from Nicholas de Hoyland to John de Hoyland of Colby dated 1361 at the National Archives
Of the 1114 people with the name in the 1881 census for England and Wales, 792 were from the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Current frequency of the name in Great Britain is 1581 and Ireland 5. (The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland)
Early records of the name include:
- Ralph de Hoyland found in the Yorkshire Assize Rolls in 1204
- Margaret de Hoylaund (Hoyland) widow of John de Hoyland in a Petition dated 1307 at the National Archives
- Feoffment from Nicholas de Hoyland to John de Hoyland of Colby dated 1361 at the National Archives
Where are Hoylands now?
Details of where Hoylands have lived in the past and the area where people live now will be mapped here - no personal details or addresses of living people will be disclosed.