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