A Study of the Hylands Surname
In England, the Hylands are believed to descend from Norman extraction and the original form
of the name appears to be Heland or Helland with the pre fix ‘de’ and sometimes ‘de la’.
Further Research
One Name Study
From the beginning of my research I sought to establish any link between the Hylands of Sussex and Kent and the Hylands of Ireland as well identifying any link to Scotland. For more detail see my profile page at The Guild of One Name Studies
Family Trees
Check names in the Guilds Hylands website to see if you have a match. Other interesting information can be found such as a book dedicated to the memory of William Hyland, born in Ireland in 1784.
Surname Data
Search the database of over 40,000 references to the Hylands surname and its many variants that have been gatherered worldwide since the 1980’s whence I commenced my research.
The variants of the modern form Hyland and Hylands are :-
Halland, Hayland, Heghelonde, Helland, Heyland, Heylin, Highland, Highlands, Hiland, Hilands and Hilland. There are also others such as Heelan, Heeland, Heghlande, Heiland, Heland, Heylen, Heylyn, Hillind, Huland, Hylan, Hyliands and Iland, together with a number of deviants, those with spelling mistakes!
ABOUT MY RESEARCH
From the beginning of my research I sought to establish any link between the Hylands of Sussex and Kent and the Hylands of Ireland as well identifying any link to Scotland.
I have since concluded that there is no direct link between the English and Irish Hylands and that they have two distinct origins. I very quickly concluded that the Hylands name has no link to the geographical Highlands of Scotland.
QUESTIONS?
I have been researching the Hyland(s) surname and its variant spellings worldwide for the past 30 years. Get in touch if you have any questions or information you would like to share