Where does “Holroyd” come from?

Holroyd (English) comes from Old English holh, from Proto-Germanic *hulhwą.

Ancestry of “Holroyd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishholha hollow
2Proto-Germanic*hulhwą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *hulhwą →Every word from Old English holh →