Hoagland
An American surname most likely built from a Dutch or English place-name element meaning a raised piece of ground or enclosed land.
The #5,492 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 48,736 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Hoagland is most likely a locational surname formed from a place-name or landscape term rather than a personal nickname. The first element probably reflects Dutch or Middle English words such as hoog/hoag, meaning “high” or “raised,” while the second element -land simply means “land.” In that sense, the name would originally have described someone from a higher tract of land, a hilltop, or a named homestead with that feature. An alternative but related reading is that it belongs to the broader class of North American surnames shaped by Dutch settlement and Anglicized spelling.
History
The surname is best known in the United States, where it appears to have become established in families of Dutch or Dutch-American background. As with many immigrant surnames, the spelling may have been standardized in America even if earlier forms varied. It is relatively uncommon nationally but is concentrated enough to be a recognizable regional family name.
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Fun fact
The name fits a very common pattern in surname history: a simple landscape description eventually became a hereditary family name.