Hislop

Hislop is an English, Scottish and Irish name in origin. The name belongs to the class of topographic surnames, which were given to people who resided near physical features such as hills, streams, churches or types of trees. It derives from Old English haesel / Old Norse hesli, which both mean hazel, plus Old English hop which refers to a valley or hollow between two hills.

The earliest records are found in Yorkshire where the Hislops held a family seat from before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D.

The First Fleet to Australia saw James John Henry Hislop transported to Western Australia as a convict; he became a teacher upon his release. Elizabeth Hislop arrived in Adelaide aboard the ship Katherine Stewart Forbes in 1839.