Find out how popular the last name Hoadley is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hoadley.

Hoadley, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hoadley surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hoadley in America

Hoadley is the 13241st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hoadley surname appeared 2,306 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Hoadley.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hoadley to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Hoadley

The surname Hoadley is of English origin, tracing its roots back to the medieval period. It is believed to have originated as a locational name, derived from the place name Hoadly, a small hamlet near Guildford in the county of Surrey, England.

The name Hoadly itself is thought to be derived from the Old English words 'hoh' meaning 'heel' or 'ridge' and 'leah' meaning 'woodland clearing' or 'meadow'. This suggests that the original bearers of the name likely hailed from a settlement located on a ridge or heel-shaped hill within a woodland clearing.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire from the year 1195, where a person named William de Houedley is mentioned. This early spelling variation highlights the evolution of the name over time.

In the late 13th century, the name Hoadly appeared in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire, a record of landowners and their holdings. This suggests that by this time, the family had established themselves as notable landowners in the region.

During the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the name was John Hoadly (c. 1500 - c. 1570), a wealthy merchant and alderman of the City of London. His son, Benjamin Hoadly (1576 - 1641), was a renowned clergyman and author who served as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland.

Another significant figure was Benjamin Hoadly (1676 - 1761), a controversial Anglican bishop who was a leading figure in the Bangorian Controversy, a theological debate that polarized the Church of England in the early 18th century. He served as Bishop of Bangor, Hereford, Salisbury, and Winchester.

In the 19th century, Benjamin Tompson Hoadley (1783 - 1865) was a notable British civil engineer who worked on several significant projects, including the construction of the London and Birmingham Railway.

Other notable individuals with the surname Hoadley include the American actors Jonathan Hoadley (1944 - 1995) and David Hoadley (1932 - 2020), as well as the British actor and writer Ralph Hoadley (1932 - 2005).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hoadley

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hoadley.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hoadley was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hoadley has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hoadley was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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