Goy Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The distinguished surname Goy is one of the many names that was brought to France in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name is derived from "Gouy," the name of a village located on the Seine River in Upper Normandy, and was most likely first borne in England by Norman settlers who hailed from this region.

Goy Early Origins

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The surname Goy was first found in the South of England, where the family was granted lands for having served William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings. The earliest known bearer of the name was Robert le Goiz, who was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls in 1201.

Goy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Goy, Goys, Goyse,Goyler and others.

Goy Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Goy research. Another 246 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1201, 1221, 1249, and 1327 are included under the topic Early Goy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Goy Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Goy Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Hryhor Goy, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1898

Contemporary Notables of the name Goy (post 1700)

Peter John Goy (b. 1938), former English professional footballer
Malcolm Goy, British photographer
Dr. Edward Dennis Goy (1926-2000), well-known and somewhat controversial literary critic and translator
Luba Goy (b. 1945), Belgian-Canadian actress and comedian, and one of the stars of "Royal Canadian Air Farce"
Philippe Goy (b. 1941), French science fiction writer

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Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
Innes, Thomas and Learney. The Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland 1st Edition. Edinburgh: W & A. K. Johnston Limited, 1938. Print.
Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1790. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
Hitching, F.K and S. Hitching. References to English Surnames in 1601-1602. Walton On Thames: 1910. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0181-3).
Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
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The Goy Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Goy Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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