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

Hyland, 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 Hyland surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hyland in America

Hyland is the 4512th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hyland surname appeared 7,862 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Hyland.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hyland 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 Hyland

The surname HYLAND is of Irish origin, derived from the Gaelic words "Ó hÍodhlainn" or "Ó hÍoghalain", which means "descendant of Iollan". This name is believed to have originated in the 10th or 11th century from the ancient Irish kingdom of Dál Riata, located in what is now County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

The earliest recorded instance of the name HYLAND can be found in the "Annals of the Four Masters", a celebrated chronicle of medieval Irish history compiled in the 17th century. This text mentions a "Muircheartach Ua hIodhalain" who was the heir to the kingdom of Dál Riata in the year 1099.

During the Middle Ages, the HYLAND surname was predominantly concentrated in the northern regions of Ireland, particularly in Counties Antrim and Down. The name appears in various historical records and documents from this period, such as the "Annals of Ulster" and the "Pipe Rolls of Cloyne".

In the 16th century, a notable figure with the HYLAND surname was Donagh O'Hyland, a poet and historian from County Down. He was renowned for his work "The Topography of Ireland", which provided detailed accounts of the geography and inhabitants of the island.

Another prominent individual with the HYLAND name was Sir John Hyland (1592-1639), an Irish soldier and landowner from County Antrim. He served as a Captain in the English Army during the Nine Years' War in Ireland and later acquired significant landholdings in County Antrim.

In the 18th century, a member of the HYLAND family, Patrick Hyland (1720-1789), was a renowned Irish poet and scholar. He was born in County Down and was widely recognized for his contributions to the preservation of Irish language and literature.

The name HYLAND has also been associated with various place names in Ireland, such as Hyland's Rath and Hyland's Glen, both located in County Antrim. These place names likely derived from families or individuals with the HYLAND surname who once resided or held land in those areas.

Other notable individuals with the HYLAND surname include James Hyland (1798-1867), an Irish businessman and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for County Antrim in the British House of Commons, and Michael Hyland (1875-1941), an Irish-American prelate who served as the Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hyland

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

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

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