# Hoyos (surname)

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

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,694 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,865 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 83,580 people |
| Change since 2000 | +26% (2,930 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Hoyos. This surname is predominantly found in Colombia.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hoyos 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) | 6.7% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 93% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hoyos in Argentina, Austria and the United States.

## People named Hoyos

- Ángel Guillermo Hoyos, Argentine footballer and manager
- Lucas Hoyos, Argentinian association football player
- Alexander, Count of Hoyos, Austro-Hungarian diplomat
- Terri Hoyos, American actress

## Similar surnames

Hooks, Hook, Hoss, Hoose, Hojo, Hayes, Hicks, Hess, House, Haas, Hays, Hickey.

## 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.