The hyland Surname
hyland Name Meaning and History
- Scottish and English: topographic name for someone who lived on high ground or by land where hay was grown, from Middle English hegh, hie ‘high’ or heye ‘hay’ + land ‘land’.
- Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAoileáin, a variant of Ó Faoláin (see Whelan).
- Swedish: possibly an ornamental name based on Greek hule ‘wood’ + land ‘land’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Hyland web site: Ireland, Cork and Tipperary | Fiona Hyland | 10 |
| Hyland - Co. Donegal | Ernie Kraut | 2 |
| Ancestors of John Barnet Hyland | Dick Hylan | 13 |
| Lillie Ophelia HYLAND LYONS |
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| HYLAND Michael J 1955-1972 |
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| James Hyland | Valleri Kay Kelley | 7 |
| George Hyland (b. 1799) |
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| Scottish Hylands |
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| Death of Mr. George Marvin Hyland, Jr. in Bolivia |
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| Andrew Hyland of Ohio - descendants? |
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