As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

HOLROYD. A local name. (See royd.) The place is probably in the W. Biding of Yorkshire, where William de Howroyde or Holroyd, the Earl of Sheffield's ancestor, flourished tem). Edw. I.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Surname type: Location or geographical feature

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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