| ![Show Contents]() Hoyos History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Hoyos 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 Hoyos familyThe surname Hoyos was first found in Santander, where they are thought to have originated before soon moving to Castile. Early History of the Hoyos familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hoyos 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 Hoyos History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hoyos Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Joya, Hoyo, Hoyos, Hoya and others. Early Notables of the Hoyos familyProminent among bearers of the Hoyos 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...
Hoyos RankingIn the United States, the name Hoyos is the 9,824th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Hoyos Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Gomez De Hoyos, who arrived in America in 1814 [2]
- Alonso Hoyos, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1854 [2]
- Jose Hoyos, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1866 [2]
- Pedro Hoyos, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1898 [2]
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- Arturo de Hoyos (b. 1925), American (Mexican born), professor at Brigham Young University, and president of the Universidad Hispana in Provo, Utah
- Lisa Hoyos, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996 [3]
- José Herbin Hoyos Medina (d. 2021), Colombian journalist and broadcaster who was in exile in Spain after receiving death threats from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
- Guillermo Angel Hoyos (b. 1963), Argentine, football player and manager
- Darío Castrillón Hoyos (b. 1929), Colombian, Cardinal of the Catholic Church
- Jorge Martínez de Hoyos (1920-1997), Mexican actor
- Ricardo Martínez de Hoyos (1918-2009), Mexican painter
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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