| ![Show Contents]() Royce History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Royce familyThe surname Royce was first found in Kent where the name was a baptismal patronymic name which was derived from "the son of Royse." The first record for the family was that of Rothais who was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. 1 2 Later in 1156, 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 entries were listed for both genders. The market-town and parish of Royston, Cambridgeshire is of particular significance to the family. "This town derived its name from a cross erected in the highway here, in the reign of William the Conqueror, by the Lady Roysia, Countess of Norfolk: the cross was called Royse's Cross; and a monastery having been established shortly afterwards by Eustachius de Mere and others, which led to the erection of houses, the place acquired the appellation of Royse's Town, whence its present name." 3 Early History of the Royce familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Royce research. Another 163 words (12 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 and printed products wherever possible. Royce Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Royce, Royse, Roys and others. Early Notables of the Royce familyNotables of the family at this time include Royce RankingIn the United States, the name Royce is the 5,479th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 4  Migration of the Royce family to Ireland
Some of the Royce family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 40 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Royce migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Royce Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Robert Royce (Royse) who settled in Salem in 1630 with his wife Elizabeth
- Mrs. Elizabeth Royce (Royse) who arrived in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 aboard the ship "Ambrose" as part of the Winthrop Fleet. 5
- Robert Royce, who landed in Massachusetts in 1634 6
Royce Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Allen Royce, aged 47, who landed in New York in 1812 6
- Amos Royce, aged 25, who arrived in New York in 1812 6
- Francis Royce, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1834 6
- Joseph Royce, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1836
- H Royce, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 6
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Royce Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Emily Royce, aged 39, who immigrated to the United States from London, in 1904
- Frank Royce, aged 8, who immigrated to America from London, in 1904
- Ethel Royce, aged 19, who landed in America, in 1905
- Adell Marena Royce, aged 40, who settled in America, in 1907
- Caroline Halstead Royce, aged 40, who landed in America, in 1908
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| Royce migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Royce Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century- Allan Royce, aged 46, who settled in Toronto, Canada, in 1916
- Harold F. Royce, aged 35, who immigrated to Toronto, Canada, in 1916
- Edward S. Royce, aged 30, who immigrated to Toronoto, Canada, in 1920
| Contemporary Notables of the name Royce (post 1700) | + |
- Sir Frederick Henry Royce OBE (1863-1933), 1st Baronet, co-founder with Charles Stewart Rolls of the Rolls-Royce automobile company
- Elwyn E. Royce (1868-1960), American farmer and politician, born in Watertown, New York
- Winston Walker Royce (1929-1995), American computer scientist who first described the Waterfall model for developing software
- Major-General Ralph Royce (1890-1965), American Commanding General Personnel Distribution Command in 1945 7
- Mike Royce (b. 1964), American comedian, screenwriter and television producer
- Josiah Royce (1855-1916), American objective idealist philosopher
- Homer Elihu Royce (1820-1891), American lawyer, politician and jurist
- William Royce, American guitarist and singer
- Simon Ernest Royce (b. 1971), English footballer and goalkeeping coach at Leyton Orient
- Robert Royce (1914-2008), Australian botanist, curator of the Western Australian Herbarium from 1960 to 1974.
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- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's. Retrieved January 6th 2023 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
- 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)
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2014, March 26) Ralph Royce. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Royce/Ralph/USA.html
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