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Royce Family Crest
Royce Family Crest
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Where did the English Royce family come from? What is the English Royce family crest and coat of arms? When did the Royce family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Royce family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Royce, Royse, Roys and others.

First found in Kent where the name was a baptismal patronymic name which was derived from "the son of Royse." The earliest record of the name was found in 1156 when Rohais, wife of Gilbert de Gaunt was listed. A few years later, Roese de Lucy, wife of Fulbert de Dover was listed during the time of Henry II. These early records were always on the feminine side, but later the entires were listed for both genders.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Royce research. Another 337 words(24 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1634, 1636, 1639, and 1666 are included under the topic Early Royce History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Royce Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Royce family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 130 words(9 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Royce Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Robert Royce (Royse) who settled in Salem in 1630 with his wife Elizabeth
  • Robert Royce, who landed in Massachusetts in 1634

Royce Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Allen Royce, aged 47, landed in New York in 1812
  • Amos Royce, aged 25, arrived in New York in 1812
  • Francis Royce, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1834
  • Joseph Royce arrived in Philadelphia in 1836
  • H Royce, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851


Royce Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Emily Royce, aged 39, who arrived at Ellis Island from London, in 1904
  • Frank Royce, aged 8, who arrived at Ellis Island from London, in 1904
  • Adell Marena Royce, aged 40, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1907
  • Caroline Halstead Royce, aged 40, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1908


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  • William Royce, American guitarist and singer
  • Homer Elihu Royce (1820-1891), American lawyer, politician and jurist
  • Josiah Royce (1855-1916), American objective idealist philosopher
  • Mike Royce (b. 1964), American comedian, screenwriter and television producer
  • Winston W. Royce (1929-1995), American computer scientist who first described the Waterfall model for developing software
  • Sir Frederick Henry Royce (1863-1933), English engineer
  • Simon Royce (b. 1971), English footballer
  • Ed Royce (b. 1951), Republican Member of Congress from California
  • Sir Henry Royce OBE (1863-1933), 1st Baronet, co-founder with Charles Stewart Rolls of the Rolls-Royce automobile company
  • Robert Royce (1914-2008), Australian botanist


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