a surname of English origin; also refers to a unit of land measurement in medieval England
From Old English hid 'hide of land', a unit of area sufficient to support a household
A 'hyde' or 'hide' was originally a medieval English unit of land measurement - roughly enough land to support one family for a year. The famous Jekyll and Hyde story made this surname synonymous with dual personalities!
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