Holroyd

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)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Holroyd is the 25486^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 195.