Loyer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Loyer family
The surname Loyer 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 Loyer family
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Loyer 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 Loyer family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Loyer family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Loyer Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Brasenburne Loyer, who arrived in Virginia in 1638 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Loyer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Ad Loyer, who landed in South Carolina in 1748 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Loyer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Louisa Loyer, aged 20, who landed in New York in 1854 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Contemporary Notables of the name Loyer (post 1700)
- John Loyer (b. 1964), American basketball coach
- Erik Loyer, American digital artist
- Roger Loyer (1907-1988), French motorcycle road racer
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Citations
- ^ 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)