Hoy Surname
Approximately 32,219 people bear this surname
Hoy Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hoy,' from residence thereby. Probably a provincial form of How, which see, compare Hoyle for Hole.
Adamdel Hoy, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Hugo del Hoy, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameHoy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,578 | 1:28,817 | 3,575 |
| Cambodia | 5,532 | 1:2,800 | 536 |
| England | 3,558 | 1:15,660 | 2,289 |
| Australia | 2,820 | 1:9,573 | 1,426 |
| Canada | 1,788 | 1:20,607 | 2,843 |
| Mexico | 981 | 1:126,530 | 4,235 |
| Northern Ireland | 490 | 1:3,765 | 741 |
| France | 436 | 1:152,346 | 23,645 |
| Scotland | 422 | 1:12,687 | 1,685 |
| Germany | 387 | 1:208,024 | 23,660 |
| South Africa | 347 | 1:156,132 | 17,639 |
| Indonesia | 331 | 1:399,544 | 33,901 |
| New Zealand | 307 | 1:14,750 | 2,584 |
| Philippines | 240 | 1:421,826 | 53,025 |
| Iraq | 225 | 1:155,652 | 3,988 |
| Turkey | 178 | 1:437,199 | 25,899 |
| Malaysia | 177 | 1:166,634 | 10,180 |
| Yemen | 158 | 1:167,249 | 7,922 |
| Panama | 134 | 1:29,196 | 1,725 |
| Brazil | 132 | 1:1,621,775 | 53,533 |
| Colombia | 98 | 1:487,491 | 6,963 |
| Thailand | 83 | 1:851,064 | 135,450 |
| Belize | 81 | 1:4,389 | 793 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Austria | 69 | 1:123,412 | 17,157 |
| Israel | 60 | 1:142,627 | 15,171 |
| Wales | 49 | 1:63,154 | 5,613 |
| Ireland | 39 | 1:120,742 | 6,025 |
| Spain | 38 | 1:1,230,317 | 41,658 |
| Denmark | 31 | 1:182,088 | 15,299 |
| Nicaragua | 26 | 1:231,580 | 2,688 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Chile | 18 | 1:978,693 | 19,774 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Jersey | 17 | 1:5,835 | 1,193 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| Honduras | 8 | 1:1,102,055 | 4,829 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 478 | 1:9,268 | 1,362 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,341 | 1:18,177 | 2,621 |
| Scotland | 380 | 1:9,851 | 1,253 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,991 | 1:16,790 | 2,142 |
Hoy (9,685) may also be a first name.
Hoy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hoy,' from residence thereby. Probably a provincial form of How, which see, compare Hoyle for Hole.
Adamdel Hoy, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Hugo del Hoy, 1379: ibid.
Robertus del Hoye, carnifex, 1379: ibid.
1645. Baptised — William, s. Christopher Hoye: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1802. Married — William Hoy and Dorothy Leplatneir: St. George, Hanover Square.
(1) local, from some place of the name near the Border, perhaps now obsolete. Jhone Hoye of Colmesliehill, 1607, and Jasper Hoye there in the following year (RRM., I, p. 38, 67). Peter Hoy in Newhouses, 1653 (Lauder). (2) The Orkney surname is also of local origin, from the island of Hoy (c. 1225 Haey high island).
(English) variant of Hoe, q.v. (Scandinavian) belonging to Hoy (Orkney), 13th cent. Haey = the High Island [Old Norse há-r + ey] (Celtic) for the Irish O'h-Eochaidh=Descendant of Eochaidh.
Place name in the Orkney Islands, Scotland.
(English, Irish, Chinese) Dweller at a bluff or hill; grandson of Eochaidh (horseman); sea.
Same as Hoey, Mac Hoey, for Mackay, Mac Kay, or Mac-Aiodh, the son of Hugh. It may sometimes be from Hoy, an island and parish of Orkney.
Hoy Demographics
Hoy Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Hoy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hoy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hoy (Arabic: هوى, Marathi: होय) occurs most in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hoy is the 17,205th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 226,188 people. The surname Hoy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Hoy are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hoy is also the 62,592nd most widespread given name globally It is held by 9,685 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 12,578 people, or 1 in 28,817. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 87 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 17 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.
Hoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hoy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hoy last name increased 421 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 265 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 111 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 4,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hoy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Hoy last name is principally Catholic (48%) in Ireland and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Hoy are 15.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.87% registered with the party.
The amount Hoy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.27% more than the national average, earning R 454,524 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.25% less than the national average, earning $19,239,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.69% more than the national average, earning $43,877 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $51,565 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choy | 86 | 63,580 | / |
| Hoyt | 86 | 30,506 | / |
| Hoya | 86 | 8,227 | / |
| Hoyo | 86 | 5,935 | / |
| Hoye | 86 | 4,034 | / |
| Hooy | 86 | 3,755 | / |
| Houy | 86 | 3,043 | / |
| Hoyi | 86 | 2,102 | / |
| Khoy | 86 | 1,701 | / |
| Hoys | 86 | 184 | / |
| Hoyd | 86 | 159 | / |
| Hoyh | 86 | 41 | / |
| Huoy | 86 | 38 | / |
| Hoøy | 86 | 18 | / |
| Hohy | 86 | 13 | / |
| Hoyj | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hoyp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hoiy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hoyy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hojy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hoyó | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hhoy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hjoy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ho | 80 | 1,909,912 | / |
| Hy | 80 | 10,472 | / |
| Oy | 80 | 5,942 | / |
| Hoyos | 75 | 137,854 | / |
| Choya | 75 | 5,425 | / |
| Hoyes | 75 | 3,252 | / |
| Khoya | 75 | 2,063 | / |
| Hoyas | 75 | 1,671 | / |
| Khoyi | 75 | 1,463 | / |
| Choyo | 75 | 1,216 | / |
| Hoyez | 75 | 1,085 | / |
| Hoyet | 75 | 1,060 | / |
| Hoyau | 75 | 656 | / |
| Hoyed | 75 | 623 | / |
| Khoyo | 75 | 343 | / |
| Hoyhi | 75 | 268 | / |
| Khoyh | 75 | 191 | / |
| Hyoya | 75 | 134 | / |
| Chhoy | 75 | 132 | / |
| Choyi | 75 | 123 | / |
| Hoytt | 75 | 121 | / |
| Khoye | 75 | 102 | / |
| Choye | 75 | 99 | / |
| Chouy | 75 | 96 | / |
| D'Hoy | 75 | 88 | / |
| Hoyee | 75 | 87 | / |
| Houya | 75 | 82 | / |
| Hoyeh | 75 | 79 | / |
| Hohya | 75 | 69 | / |
| Hohyi | 75 | 65 | / |
| Houye | 75 | 52 | / |
| Khuoy | 75 | 26 | / |
| Hoyah | 75 | 25 | / |
| Hojyo | 75 | 19 | / |
| Chooy | 75 | 17 | / |
| Hoyoh | 75 | 17 | / |
| Hoyoz | 75 | 17 | / |
| Houyo | 75 | 16 | / |
| Hoyat | 75 | 14 | / |
| Houyi | 75 | 14 | / |
| Chuoy | 75 | 11 | / |
| Hoyep | 75 | 11 | / |
| Huoya | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hoyst | 75 | 7 | / |
| Choyt | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hoydt | 75 | 5 | / |
| Choys | 75 | 5 | / |
| Huoyi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chioy | 75 | 5 | / |
| Howyo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hoyyi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hoytz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Choiy | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hoyis | 75 | 3 | / |
| Huoye | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hooya | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hooyo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hoyts | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hoyds | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hoyha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hioyi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khyoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Choyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoy's | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoyaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoyhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoyit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoiiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoiyt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoych | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoyss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoyuo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hooye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Houyz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoyad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Choyé | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoeyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Choyz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chohy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoyid | 75 | 1 | / |
| Huoyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chojy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jhoyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hohyy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hooyt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hoehy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hoyht | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hoyap | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hou | 67 | 4,316,647 | / |
| Cho | 67 | 2,119,473 | / |
| Huo | 67 | 1,090,410 | / |
| Joy | 67 | 209,343 | / |
| Oya | 67 | 198,161 | / |
| Huy | 67 | 169,619 | / |
| Hoa | 67 | 155,230 | / |
| Hay | 67 | 130,160 | / |
| Kho | 67 | 121,119 | / |
| Chy | 67 | 80,240 | / |
| Hoo | 67 | 20,370 | / |
| Oye | 67 | 18,812 | / |
| Hoi | 67 | 17,798 | / |
| Hot | 67 | 16,449 | / |
| Hey | 67 | 15,392 | / |
| Goy | 67 | 10,657 | / |
| Hoh | 67 | 8,748 | / |
| Hop | 67 | 7,749 | / |
| Hod | 67 | 7,328 | / |
| Oyo | 67 | 6,926 | / |
| Hos | 67 | 4,782 | / |
| Yoy | 67 | 3,656 | / |
| Hyd | 67 | 2,196 | / |
| Hoz | 67 | 1,858 | / |
| Oyi | 67 | 1,804 | / |
| Hys | 67 | 1,520 | / |
| Hoß | 67 | 1,013 | / |
| Høy | 67 | 701 | / |
| Chooye | 67 | 670 | / |
| Hoyaux | 67 | 663 | / |
| Khy | 67 | 555 | / |
| Chouya | 67 | 459 | / |
| Hyz | 67 | 449 | / |
| Ouy | 67 | 279 | / |
| Ohy | 67 | 229 | / |
| Hyt | 67 | 205 | / |
| Hyy | 67 | 199 | / |
| Hyi | 67 | 197 | / |
| Hoyeau | 67 | 174 | / |
| Hoj | 67 | 168 | / |
| Oys | 67 | 167 | / |
| Ahy | 67 | 156 | / |
| Hoyett | 67 | 154 | / |
| Chouhy | 67 | 130 | / |
| Houyez | 67 | 126 | / |
| Háy | 67 | 104 | / |
| Houyet | 67 | 89 | / |
| D'Hoey | 67 | 82 | / |
| Hyp | 67 | 75 | / |
| Ooy | 67 | 57 | / |
| D'Hoye | 67 | 48 | / |
| Hojaya | 67 | 44 | / |
| Khoyee | 67 | 44 | / |
| Chhuoy | 67 | 43 | / |
| Uoy | 67 | 41 | / |
| Hoť | 67 | 38 | / |
| Chhouy | 67 | 30 | / |
| Chioye | 67 | 28 | / |
| Khoiyi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ioy | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hoš | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hiy | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hyh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hjo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Choyah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oyd | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oiy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chhoey | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chhoya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Choiyo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Choyee | 67 | 8 | / |
| Choyyi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oyh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khouyo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oyt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oyy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chooya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hoč | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oyé | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ojy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hhy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khojiy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oyá | 67 | 6 | / |
| D'Choy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Houyah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Houyes | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hjy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oyz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oyp | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hoyoss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hoï | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chioyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chohyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hohyos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chohya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hooyes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hyß | 67 | 3 | / |
| Choych | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geehoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chohiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Choyau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Choyeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chouye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chuoya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khoyhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choyet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choyoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chioya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyadt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hooyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houhye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houyaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houyep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houyos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoć | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hohyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choyap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choyot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choyyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyeeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyood | 67 | 0 | / |
| Choyst | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hoyatt | 67 | 0 | / |
Hoy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hoy in the Marathi language | ||
| होय | hoya | - |
| Hoy in the Arabic language | ||
| هوى | hwy | - |
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