Byland

See also: byland

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from several minor places in England, perhaps from Old English byġe (“curve, bend”) + land (“land”).

Proper noun

Byland (plural Bylands)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Byland is the 41579^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 523 individuals. Byland is most common among White (93.5%) individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Byland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 264.