Hyslop

English

Alternative forms

• Haslip, Hayslip, Hazelip, Heaslip, Heslep, Heslip, Hislop

Etymology

Scottish habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place, perhaps from Old English hæsel (“hazel”) + hop (“enclosed valley”).

Proper noun

Hyslop (plural Hyslops)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hyslop is the 20541^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1291 individuals. Hyslop is most common among White (88.15%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hyslop”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 221.

Anagrams

• poshly