# Holroyd

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #78,691

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old English.
2. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

## Etymology
English habitational surname from any of various minor places named with Old English holh (“hollow”) + rod (“clearing”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/holroyd