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![Show Contents]() Elroy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland
The name Elroy has seen many modifications since the time in which it was first devised. In Gaelic it appeared as Mac Giolla Rua, which means son of the red-haired youth. Early Origins of the Elroy familyThe surname Elroy was first found in County Clare (Irish: An Clár) located on the west coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, where they were the Chiefs of Clonderlaw, conjecturally descended from Tiobraid, son of Iral Glunmhar, King of Ulster. 1 Early History of the Elroy familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Elroy research. Another 148 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1376, 1638 and 1640 are included under the topic Early Elroy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Elroy Spelling VariationsIn the days before Gaelic or English gained any significant semblance of standardization, the scribes who created documents simply recorded names as they sounded. Consequently, in the Middle Ages many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research into the Elroy family history revealed numerous spelling variations of the name, including Gilroy, Kilroy, MacGilroy, MacElroy, MacGreevy, Greevy, MacGilrea, McGilroy, McElroy, McGreevy, McGilrea, MacIlrea, McIlrea, Magilroy, Magilrea, MacElry, McElry, MacIlree and many more. Early Notables of the Elroy familyMore information is included under the topic Early Elroy Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Elroy migration to the United States | + |
In the 18th and 19th centuries, hundreds of thousands of Irish immigrants landed on North American shores. Although many of them were merely looking for a free plot of land and living of their very own, many later immigrants were desperately fleeing an overcrowded land that did not have sufficient food for its inhabitants. The exodus from Ireland was greatest during the 1840s when the Great Potato Famine had stricken the island. Although this large influx of Irish was unpopular with the great majority of people already established within the major centers, these Irish were critical to the speedy development of the United States and those colonies that would eventually become known as Canada. These immigrants provided the cheap labor required to build modern roads, bridges, canals, and railways. Research of passenger and immigration lists has shown a number of immigrants to North America baring the name of Elroy:
Elroy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Arch Elroy, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1811 2
- Robert Elroy, who landed in New York in 1813 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Elroy (post 1700) | + |
- John Elroy Sanford (1922-1991), American comedian, birth name of Redd Foxx, best known for his role on the television sitcom Sanford and Son 3
- Charles Elroy Townsend (1856-1924), American Republican politician, School principal; Lawyer; Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1888; Jackson County Register of Deeds; Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1899; U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1903-11; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1911-23; Defeated, 1922
- James Elroy Flecker (1884-1915), English poet
- Elroy Bert Coan III (b. 1940), former American football player
- Elroy Sprauve, American politician, Member of Virgin Islands legislature, 1971-72
- Elroy W. Bromwich, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1956 4
- Elroy T. L. Osorio, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii, 1964 5
- Elroy Sandquist Jr., American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964 6
- Elroy G. Boyer, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964; Member of Maryland State Senate District 15; Elected 1970 7
- O'Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4)
- 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)
- John Sanford. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) John Sanford. Retrieved from http://www.reddfoxx.com/
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Elroy migration to the United States 
