Hoyle Name Meaning: A topographical name used as a dialectal variant of 'hole' or 'houle',derives from 'holh',someone who lived by or in a 'hollow'.
The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.The first recorded spelling is that of 'Thomas De Hoyle',dated 1248.
Discover how your Hoyle ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 7 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 104 |
| Cornwall | 47 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 39 |
| Devon | 147 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 24 |
| Essex | 4 |
| Gloucestershire | 10 |
| Hampshire | 8 |
| Herefordshire | 3 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 16 |
| Lancashire | 2,590 |
| Leicestershire | 3 |
| Lincolnshire | 30 |
| London | 193 |
| Middlesex | 19 |
| Northumberland | 23 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 28 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 42 |
| Surrey | 5 |
| Sussex | 7 |
| Staffordshire | 3 |
| Warwickshire | 3 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 11 |
| Yorkshire | 2,370 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 10 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 906 |
| Cotton Weaver | 256 |
| Woollen Weaver | 118 |
| Labourer | 74 |
| Coal Miner | 66 |
| House Keeper | 61 |
| Worsted Weaver | 50 |
| Domestic Servant | 41 |
| Dress Maker | 38 |
| Cotton Spinner | 34 |
| Worsted Spinner | 33 |
| Cotton Operative | 27 |
| General Servant | 25 |
| Weaver Cotton | 23 |
| Cotton Winder | 22 |
| Grocer | 20 |
| Cotton Piecer | 20 |
| Servant | 18 |
| Blacksmith | 18 |
| Joiner | 18 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 17 |
| Shoe Maker | 17 |
| Stone Mason | 17 |
| Weaver | 17 |
| House Wife | 15 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Hoyle | 3,603 |
| John Hoyle | 3,183 |
| William Hoyle | 2,169 |
| James Hoyle | 2,168 |
| Sarah Hoyle | 2,030 |
| Elizabeth Hoyle | 1,863 |
| Thomas Hoyle | 1,275 |
| George Hoyle | 1,203 |
| Alice Hoyle | 1,133 |
| Ann Hoyle | 1,054 |
| Joseph Hoyle | 938 |
| Hannah Hoyle | 923 |
| Jane Hoyle | 922 |
| Henry Hoyle | 702 |
| Martha Hoyle | 677 |
| Ellen Hoyle | 650 |
| Annie Hoyle | 614 |
| Robert Hoyle | 564 |
| Emma Hoyle | 542 |
| Margaret Hoyle | 537 |
| Richard Hoyle | 528 |
| Charles Hoyle | 512 |
| Samuel Hoyle | 477 |
| Eliza Hoyle | 461 |
| Betty Hoyle | 398 |