Hyland

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• A Scottish and English topographic surname, from Old English hēah (“high”) or hīeġ (“hay”) + land (“land”).
• A reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAoileáin, a variant of Ó Faoláin, from which Whelan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ.lənd/
• Hyphenation: Hy‧land
• Homophones: highland, island (in aitch-dropping accents)
• Rhymes: -aɪlənd

Proper noun

Hyland (plural Hylands)

1. A surname.

Related terms

• Hylan

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hyland is the 4512^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7862 individuals. Hyland is most common among White (90.84%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hyland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 221.
• Forebears

Anagrams

• handly