Holmyard
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Topographic surname for someone who lived near a holm surrounded by a fenced or walled area, from Old Norse holmr (“islet, holm”) + Old English ġeard (“enclosed place”).
Proper noun[edit]
Holmyard (plural Holmyards)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Holmyard is the 34216th most common surname in England, belonging to 100 individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holmyard”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 194.