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If William Hoyle's family came from Germany,
he is most likely a distant member of my family.
Our family came from Germany in the 1700's and
settled in North Carolina. They migrated westward
to Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma after the civil
war period.
"According to Hoyle" was coined as a generic phrase
that developed from the use of Sir Edmund Hoyle's
"Rule of Games" first printed in the 1700's. Sir
Edmund was English, unfortunately, and apparently
had no relations in or from Germany. Hoyle is an
English name that is derived from "hole" or "hollow",
generally thought to refer to a valley area.
The German Hoyles derived their name from Heil or
Heyl, which was derived from a root word meaning
hale or healthy. It was Anglicized to Hoyle after
the Revolutionary War, but was spelled as Hale,
Hoyl, Hoyle, Hoile and other similar variations.
There are actually three distinct branches of
Hoyles. In New England and the north there are
the English Hoyles. In Pennsylvania there is
another branch of the German Hoyles who are
distantly related to the branch that settled in
North Carolina.
I hope this helps. I doubt if any American Hoyle
has ever collected on the title "According to
Hoyle" since it has been used for so many years
as a generic term and title. I believe that a
playing card company has trademark rights to the
name Hoyle for playing cards only, but their may
be other trademarks an copyrights involved.
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