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

Hoyo, 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 Hoyo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hoyo in America

Hoyo is the 104156th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hoyo surname appeared 172 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 Hoyo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hoyo 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 Hoyo

The surname HOYO is of Spanish origin, with its roots tracing back to the 15th century in the region of Castile, Spain. It is derived from the Spanish word "hoyo," meaning "hole" or "pit," and was likely initially used as a descriptive surname for someone who lived near or worked in a hole or pit.

One of the earliest known recorded instances of the HOYO surname can be found in the "Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla" (Book of Bequests of Castile), a medieval manuscript dating back to the early 15th century, which documented landholdings and noble families in the region.

In the 16th century, the HOYO name appeared in various records and documents related to the Spanish colonization of the Americas, indicating that some individuals with this surname were among the early Spanish settlers in the New World.

A notable bearer of the HOYO surname was Juan de Hoyo, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century. Another prominent figure was Pedro de Hoyo, a Spanish military officer and author who served in the Spanish army during the late 16th and early 17th centuries, and wrote an account of his experiences during the Eighty Years' War.

In the 18th century, José del Hoyo y Fernández was a Spanish military officer and engineer who played a significant role in the construction of fortifications and military installations in several Spanish colonies, including Florida and Louisiana.

During the 19th century, Ventura de la Hoyo was a Spanish politician and lawyer who served as a deputy in the Cortes (Spanish parliament) and advocated for liberal reforms.

In more recent times, one of the most well-known individuals with the HOYO surname was José Fernando Hoyo Lora, a Colombian writer and journalist who lived from 1929 to 2004 and was known for his works on Colombian culture and history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hoyo

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

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

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