Loy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Loy family

The surname Loy was first found in Lorraine, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Nancy and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. They held estates in both Lorraine and Brittany but the earliest records are in Lorraine. They were nobility in Lorraine from 1578 to 1724.

Early History of the Loy family

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Loy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Louis, Loys, Lews, Luys, Lewey, Lewie, Looie, Luyie, Louyey and many more.

Early Notables of the Loy family

Notable in the family name was

Jacques Loyer de la tour (1629-1669), French Sergeant at arms of Old Fort Quebec, Lower Canada

Loy Ranking

In the United States, the name Loy is the 3,967^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Loy is ranked the 5,050^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Loy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loy Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Pierre Du Loy, who landed in Virginia in 1700 3
Ludwick Loy, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1736
Ludwick Loy, aged 25, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1736 3

Loy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Loy, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1847 3
Hermann Loy, who settled in New York in 1850
Hermann Loy, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 3
Rodolph Loy, who arrived in Mississippi in 1886 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Loy (post 1700) +

William A. Loy (b. 1895), American farmer and politician who served as a Republican in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1953
Myrna Loy (1905-1993), born Myrna Adele Williams, an American film, television and stage actress, awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 1991
Matthias Loy (1828-1915), American Lutheran theologian in the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio
James Milton Loy (b. 1942), American former United States Coast Guard admiral, acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security in 2005 and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (2003-2005),Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard (1998-2002)
Frank E. Loy, American diplomat, business and nonprofit executive, 2nd Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs (1998-2001)
David Robert Loy (b. 1947), American author and Buddhist philosopher
Angie Loy (b. 1982), American World Cup and Olympic field hockey forward
Tristan Loy (b. 1973), French long distance and marathon speedskater
Julien Loy (b. 1976), French two-time gold medalist triathlete
Rosetta Loy (1931-2022), Italian writer, recipient of the Rapallo Carige Prize for Le strade di polvere (The Dusty Roads) in 1988
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)