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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : variant spelling of Holyoak.
  • Edward Holyoke emigrated from England and settled in Lynn, MA, in 1638. His descendants include Rev. Edward Holyoke, president of Harvard College from 1737 to 1769, and other prominent educators.

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