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

Hoyett, 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 Hoyett surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hoyett in America

Hoyett is the 143149th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hoyett surname appeared 116 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Hoyett.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hoyett 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 Hoyett

The surname HOYETT is of English origin, first appearing in historical records during the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old English word "hogh," meaning a hill or ridge, and the suffix "ett," indicating a diminutive or small version. As such, HOYETT likely referred to someone who lived near a small hill or ridge.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name HOYETT can be found in the parish records of St. Mary's Church in Thaxted, Essex, England, where a John HOYETT was christened in 1587. This suggests the name was prevalent in the Essex region during the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the HOYETT surname appeared in various legal documents and property records across England. For instance, a William HOYETT is mentioned in the Suffolk Hearth Tax returns of 1674, indicating he was a landowner or tenant in that county at the time.

Notable individuals with the HOYETT surname include Robert HOYETT (1642-1718), an English merchant and landowner from Hertfordshire. His son, also named Robert HOYETT (1676-1743), was a renowned scholar and translator of classical Greek texts.

Another prominent figure was Elizabeth HOYETT (1712-1789), a philanthropist from Yorkshire who founded several schools and charitable organizations in her hometown of Hull. Her legacy lived on through the HOYETT Trust, which supported education and social welfare initiatives until its dissolution in the 1960s.

In the 19th century, the HOYETT name gained further recognition with the work of Arthur HOYETT (1824-1901), a celebrated architect who designed several iconic buildings in London, including the Royal Albert Hall and the Natural History Museum.

While initially concentrated in England, the HOYETT surname began to spread to other parts of the British Isles and beyond during the 18th and 19th centuries. This was likely due to increased mobility and emigration during the Industrial Revolution and the expansion of the British Empire.

One notable example is James HOYETT (1789-1865), an Irish-born soldier who served in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars and later settled in Canada, where he became a respected community leader and landowner in the province of Ontario.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hoyett

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

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 Hoyett 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 Hoyett 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 Hoyett was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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