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

Hoyos, 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 Hoyos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hoyos in America

Hoyos is the 8865th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hoyos surname appeared 3,694 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 Hoyos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hoyos 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 Hoyos

The surname Hoyos has its origins in Spain, where it first emerged in the late medieval period. The name is derived from the Spanish word "hoyo," meaning "hole" or "pit." It likely originated as a topographic name, referring to someone who lived near a hole or pit in the landscape.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Hoyos can be found in the medieval Catalan manuscript, the "Llibre del Repartiment," which documented the distribution of land and properties in the Kingdom of Valencia after the Christian conquest in the 13th century. Several individuals with the surname Hoyos are listed as receiving land grants in this record.

The surname Hoyos may also have ties to specific place names in Spain, such as the town of Los Hoyos in the province of Avila. It is possible that the name originated as a locative surname, referring to someone who came from or lived near this place.

In the 16th century, Juan de Hoyos (c. 1520-1570) was a renowned Spanish navigator and cartographer who accompanied the expedition of Álvaro de Mendaña to the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean. His detailed maps and charts of the region were instrumental in the exploration and colonization efforts of the Spanish Empire.

Another notable figure was Pedro de Hoyos (1711-1763), a Spanish military engineer and architect who designed and oversaw the construction of several important fortifications and public works projects in Spain and its colonies during the 18th century.

In the 19th century, Félix María de Hoyos y Vinent (1789-1865) was a prominent Spanish writer, journalist, and politician who served as a member of the Cortes (parliament) and held various government positions during the turbulent years of the Carlist Wars.

Moving into the 20th century, Rafael Hoyos y Gómez (1896-1972) was a Spanish diplomat and writer who served as the Spanish ambassador to several countries, including the United States and the Vatican. He was also a prolific author, known for his novels and essays on literary and cultural topics.

Finally, José María Hoyos Sancho (1906-1991) was a Spanish lawyer and politician who played a significant role in the transition to democracy in Spain after the death of Francisco Franco. He served as the Minister of Justice and later as the President of the Constitutional Court of Spain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hoyos

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

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

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