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Hyland Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form either of Gaelic Ó hAoileáin (see Heelan ) or Ó Faoláin (see Whelan ). Excrescent final -d is often added to names Anglicized from Irish especially when this brings them closer to an English word (see below). English: topographic name for someone who lived either on a piece of enclosed land or a piece of high land since Middle English he(i)gh hege hey(e) can represent either Old English gehæg geheg ‘fence enclosure’ or Old English hē(a)h ‘high’. English: perhaps a habitational name from Hillam (Farm) in Flixton (Lancashire) from Old English hyll ‘hill’ + land ‘land’. This surname was taken to Northern Ireland where it appears in the 18th century as Hillan Hillen. Americanized form of Norwegian Hylland and Høyland (see Hoyland ). Americanized form of Norwegian Hjalland: habitational name from the farm name Hjalland in Telemark a compound of Old Norse hjallr ‘terrace ledge’ and land ‘(piece of) land farmstead’. Americanized form of Swedish Högland (see Hogland ) or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname or an adoption of the cognate English surname (see 2 above). This surname is today also found in Sweden though it is very rare there; it was adopted in the early 20th century by a brother of a Swedish emigrant to the US bearing the Americanized surname Highland (or according to some sources Hyland).7: Americanized form of German Heiland . Compare Highland .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Ryland, Hoyland, Byland, Land, Nyland, Oland, Erland, Harland, Eland

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You can see how Hyland families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hyland family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hyland families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 251 Hyland families living in Ontario. This was about 60% of all the recorded Hyland's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Hyland families in 1911.
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What did your Hyland ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Hyland. 36% of Hyland men worked as a Farmer and 18% of Hyland women worked as a Teacher. Some less common occupations for Americans named Hyland were Student and School Teacher. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    36%
  • Labourer
    11%
  • Laborer
    7%
  • Student
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Teacher
    18%
  • Stenographer
    14%
  • Servant
    9%
  • School Teacher
    9%
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What is the average Hyland lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Hyland life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Hyland in 1946 was 55, and 75 in 2004.

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