# Hoyt (surname)

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

A topographical surname for someone who lived high, or on a hill.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 21,169 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,701 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 14,585 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.2% (20,707 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hoyt 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) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hoyt in the United States.

## People named Hoyt

- William Hoyt, American pole vaulter (1875–1954)
- John Hoyt, American film, stage, and television actor (1905-1991)
- Lance Hoyt, American professional wrestler
- Arthur Hoyt, American film actor (1874–1953)
- Jerry Hoyt, American racing driver
- Harry O. Hoyt, American screenwriter, film director (1885-1961)
- Waite Hoyt, American baseball player (1899–1984)
- Julia Hoyt, American actress (189_-1955)
- Asmongold, American online streamer (born 1990)

## Similar surnames

Hott, Huot, Hout, Hoyte, Hood, Heath, Hewitt, Hyde, Head, Hyatt, Haywood, Hathaway.

## 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.