Holroyd

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Holroyde === Etymology === English habitational surname from any of various minor places named with Old English holh (“hollow”) + rod (“clearing”). === Proper noun === Holroyd (countable and uncountable, plural Holroyds) A surname from Old English. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Holroyd is the 25486th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 970 individuals. Holroyd is most common among White (96.8%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holroyd”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 195.