# Hoyle (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hoyle/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,192 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,857 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 33,589 people |
| Change since 2000 | -2.8% (9,455 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɔɪl/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English halh (“hollow”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hoyle in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hoyle in the United Kingdom and the United States.

## People named Hoyle

- Fred Hoyle, British astronomer (1915–2001)
- Val Hoyle, American politician

## Similar surnames

Holley, Houle, Holl, Howley, Hollie, Holle, Hohl, Hooley, Hole, Hoel, Howle, Hayley.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.