Holmyard

== English == === Etymology === Topographic surname for someone who lived near a holm surrounded by a fenced or walled area, from Old Norse holmr (“islet, holm”) + Old English ġeard (“enclosed place”). === Proper noun === Holmyard (plural Holmyards) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Holmyard is the 34216th most common surname in England, belonging to 100 individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holmyard”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 194.