| ![Show Contents]() Hoyo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of HoyoWhat does the name Hoyo mean? The Hoyo surname is a habitational (local) name, taken on from any of several place names, such as from Hoyos in Cáceres province, or Hoyos in Ávila province. These place names come from the Spanish words "hoyo," meaning "pit," or "hole." The Joya variant is thought to be a Catalan version of this name. Early Origins of the Hoyo familyThe surname Hoyo was first found in Santander, where they are thought to have originated before soon moving to Castile. Early History of the Hoyo familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hoyo research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1511, 1583, 1595, 1615, 1624, 1648, 1673, 1683, 1746, 1752, 1786, 1789, 1837, 1857 and 1866 are included under the topic Early Hoyo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hoyo Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Joya, Hoyo, Hoyos, Hoya and others. Early Notables of the Hoyo familyProminent among bearers of the Hoyo family name at this time was - Juan López de Hoyos (1511-1583), Spanish schoolmaster and author who lived during the Renaissance...
- In later times, Don Isodoro de Hoyos y Rubin de Celis was made the "Marqués de Zornoza y Vizconde de la Manzanera" on April 19, 1857, and the "Marqués de Hoyos" on August 3, 1866...
| Hoyo migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Hoyo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Pedro Del Hoyo, who arrived in America in 1815 1
- Juan Del Hoyo, who arrived in America in 1828 1
- Santiago Hoyo, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1868 1
- Antonio Juan Hoyo, aged 25, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1881 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Hoyo (post 1700) | + |
- José Simón Azcona del Hoyo (1927-2005), Honduran politician, President of Honduras (1986-1990)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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