Foye History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Foye family

The surname Foye was first found in Ille de France, 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 Paris 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. The Foy or Foix family became one of the most distinguished families of France and eventually rose to the Dukes de Foix de Candale.

Early History of the Foye family

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Foye Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Foy, DelaFoy, Foy, Foix, delaFoix, Defoy, De Foy, Foy, Foyatier, Foye, Foyot, Foyer, La foy, Le Foyer, Lefoyer and many more.

Early Notables of the Foye family

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Foye Ranking

In the United States, the name Foye is the 10,632^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Foye migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Foye Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Isaac Foye, aged 44, who landed in Maine in 1812 2
Thomas Foye, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 2

Foye migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Foye Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

William Foye, who landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1749

Foye migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Foye Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss Margaret Foye, English convict who was convicted in Salford, Greater Manchester, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Elizabeth and Henry" on 14th September 1846, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 3

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 13th March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elizabeth-and-henry