The Hoyle surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,192 people carried this name — #3,857 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 32,100 people counted. That is down 3% from 9,455 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hoyle surname

From Old English halh (“hollow”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hoyle» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘at the hole’.

An early record he cites: Alicia in le Hoyle, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Hoyle and Hoyles.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 404 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Hoyle was found among the farmers of 2 counties.

It was most frequent in Lancashire: 13 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 769. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Lancashire 13
Yorkshire, West Riding 12

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Hoyle in American newspapers,
1887–1914.

Newspaper page from The Arizona Sentinel carrying the name Hoyle
The Arizona Sentinel 1887-02-19
Newspaper page from The Louisiana Democrat carrying the name Hoyle
The Louisiana Democrat 1887-02-16
Newspaper page from St. Tammany Farmer carrying the name Hoyle
St. Tammany Farmer 1914-02-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 68,619 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hoyle in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

21,329 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hoyle. The most, 8,285, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 10,847
Victoria 4,204
Queensland 2,493
South Australia 1,516
Western Australia 1,334
Tasmania 774
ACT (Canberra) 127
Northern Territory 8

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hoyle.

Who carried it

People named Hoyle,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hugh Hoyles
    Hugh Hoyles 1814–1888 · judge
  • William Hoyle
    William Hoyle 1831–1886
  • Roger Hoyle d. 1988
  • Elizabeth Hoyle d. 1647
  • Agnes Geraldine Hoyle d. 1924
  • Thomas Hoyle 1587–1650 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hoyle,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States824 records

824 records of the Hoyle name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 308
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 166
  • Other U.S. records 350
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Martin Hoyle

    Born 1923 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Croft, South Carolina; loom fixer. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Cleveland Memorial Park, Boiling Springs, North Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Hoyle

    Arrived at Boston in 1883 aboard the Batavia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 36; matron. From England; bound for Massachusetts.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Wayne Roger Hoyle

    Born 1946; from Shelby, North Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 824 records for Hoyle in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia504 records

504 records of the Hoyle name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 254
  • Tasmanian Names Index 95
  • Other Australian records 155
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Clara Jane Talbot Hoyle

    Born 1854 in Launceston, Tasmania. Married 1881 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 27.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Hoyle

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Guildford, arriving 1827; ticket of leave 1837. Native of Lancas.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hiram Hoyle

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Covenanter, aged 24; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 504 records for Hoyle in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom36 records

36 records of the Hoyle name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 34
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Sarah Hoyle

    Buried in 1823 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 79.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. A. Hoyle

    Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Sarah Hoyle

    Buried in 1823 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 33.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 36 records for Hoyle in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada29 records

29 records of the Hoyle name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 15
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 5
  • Other Canadian records 9
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henry Hoyle

    Came to Ontario in 1870 aboard the Ganges, landing at Quebec, bound for Chatham, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Gilbert Morris Hoyle

    Buried in 1970 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 56.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record James Hoyle

    Died 1974 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 71.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 29 records for Hoyle in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand12 records

12 records of the Hoyle name in New Zealand
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 7
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 5
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Gordon Ernest Hoyle

    Died 1991, aged 85; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Helma Hazel Hoyle

    Buried in 1939 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 23.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John August Wreford Hoyle

    Buried in 1976 at Buffalo Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 80.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Hoyle in New Zealand.

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Hoyle name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Harriet Hoyle

    Married in 1907 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Maria Anna Gertruda Hoyle

    In the population register of Dublin, Ireland; born 1869 in Dublin, Ireland.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Annie Hoyle

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1883 in Alton.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Hoyle name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Margaret Hoyle

    Born 1926 in the United Kingdom; died 1992 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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