Royston History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Royston family

The surname Royston was first found in South Yorkshire at Royston, now a village within the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley. Historically it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire, but was incorporated into the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley in 1974. Alternatively, the name could have been derived from Royston, a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, partly in the hundred of Armingford, in Herefordshire. "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. " 1 Conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Royston, Ulchel an under tenant of Ilbert de Lacy, a great Norman noble who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086.

Early History of the Royston family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Royston research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1310, 1601, 1645, 1649 and 1686 are included under the topic Early Royston History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Royston Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Royston, Roysten, Royster, Roister, Roisten and many more.

Early Notables of the Royston family

Richard Royston (1601-1686), an English publisher and bookseller to King Charles I, Charles II and James II...
He was charged by John Wright, parliamentary printer, on 31 July 1645, as being the 'constant factor for all scandalous books and papers against the proceedings of parliament.' Royston was confined to...

Royston Ranking

the United States, the name Royston is the 8,170^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Royston migration to the United States +

Royston Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Royston, aged 25, who landed in Virginia in 1635 aboard the ship "Elizabeth" 3
Robert Royston, who arrived in Maryland in 1662 3
Richard Royston, who landed in Maryland in 1667 3
Ann Royston, who arrived in Virginia sometime between 1673 and 1674
John Royston, who settled in Virginia in 1674
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Royston Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Royston, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 3
Mary Royston, who landed in Virginia in 1711 3
Nicholas Royston, who arrived in Virginia in 1711 3
Abraham Royston, who arrived in America in 1737
Elizabeth Royston, who arrived in America in 1756

Royston Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Catharine Royston, who settled in Vermont sometime between 1808 and 1880

Royston migration to Canada +

Royston Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Christopher Royston, who arrived in Ontario in 1871

Royston migration to Australia +

Royston Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. William Royston, (b. 1812), aged 15, English labourer who was convicted in Middlesex, England for life for burglary, transported aboard the "Florentia" on 14th August 1827, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Royston (post 1700) +

Robert N. Royston (1918-2008), American master landscape architect, based in the San Francisco Bay Area of California
Ivor Royston M.D., English-born, American oncologist, researcher, scientist, entrepreneur and venture capitalist
Shad Royston (b. 1982), Australian rugby league player who has played since 2004
Mr. Paul Royston Caseley O.B.E., British Senior Fellow for Cyber and Information Systems at Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire on 8th June 2018, for services to Defence 5
John Royston Siddons (b. 1927), Australian politician, Senator for Victoria (1981-1983)
Margaret Royston Beckett (b. 1943), English politician, Member of the UK Parliament
David Royston Bailey CBE (b. 1938), celebrated English photographer
Royston Ffrench (b. 1975), British professional flat jockey, the 1997 British Champion Apprentice Jockey who has won multiple Grade 1 races in Europe and the Middle East
Royston Maldoom OBE (b. 1943), British choreographer

Sources +

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/
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 5th October 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/florentia
"Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists