How common is the surname Hoyt?

21,169 people in the United States had the surname Hoyt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,585 Americans. It ranked 1,701st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hoyt?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Hoyt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hoyt?

William Hoyt, American pole vaulter (1875–1954), followed by John Hoyt.

Where is the surname Hoyt most common?

Wikidata records people named Hoyt in the United States.

Is the surname Hoyt getting more or less common?

More common. 20,707 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,169 in 2010, up 2.2%.

Is Hoyt also a first name?

Yes. Hoyt is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Hoyt

A place surname, carried by 21,169 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H300 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hoyt is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

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

Hoyt is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 21,169 people named Hoyt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,585 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,707.

#1,701

rank among US surnames

21,169

people in 2010

7.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #1,591)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,692	Stanford	21,295	14,498
#1,693	Latham	21,277	14,511
#1,694	Zhu	21,265	14,519
#1,695	Irvin	21,263	14,520
#1,696	Matos	21,258	14,524
#1,697	Gagnon	21,208	14,558
#1,698	Carlton	21,202	14,562

Who is named Hoyt

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Hoyt identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hoyts

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Hoyt
American pole vaulter (1875–1954)
John Hoyt
American film, stage, and television actor (1905-1991)
Lance Hoyt
American professional wrestler, born 1977
Arthur Hoyt
American film actor (1874–1953)
Jerry Hoyt
American racing driver, 1929–1955
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)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Hoyt

Hoyt has the Soundex code H300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H300.

Questions

How common is the surname Hoyt?: 21,169 people in the United States had the surname Hoyt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,585 Americans. It ranked 1,701st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hoyt?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Hoyt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hoyt?: William Hoyt, American pole vaulter (1875–1954), followed by John Hoyt.
Where is the surname Hoyt most common?: Wikidata records people named Hoyt in the United States.
What type of surname is Hoyt?: Hoyt is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Hoyt getting more or less common?: More common. 20,707 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,169 in 2010, up 2.2%.
Is Hoyt also a first name?: Yes. Hoyt is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.