Holroyd
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Holroyde
Etymology
English habitational surname from any of various minor places named with Old English holh (“hollow”) + rod (“clearing”).
Proper noun
Holroyd (countable and uncountable, plural Holroyds)
- A surname from Old English.
- A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Holroyd is the 25486th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 970 individuals. Holroyd is most common among White (96.8%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holroyd”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 195.