# Hyland (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hyland/  
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 | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,862 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,512 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 39,271 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.2% (7,850 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhaɪ.lənd/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## 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.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hyland 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hyland in the United States.

## People named Hyland

- Sarah Hyland, American actress and singer (born 1990)
- Brian Hyland, American pop singer
- Diana Hyland, American actress (1936–1977)
- Bones Hyland, American basketball player (born 2000)
- Richard Hyland, American rugby union player (1900-1981)
- Francis Edward Hyland, American Roman-Catholic bishop

## Similar surnames

Holland, Howland, Helland, Highland, Hollander, Helmuth, Hollandsworth.

## 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.