Van Rooy Family History
Van Rooy Surname Meaning
Dutch: variant also Flemish and Americanized of Van Rooij a habitational name for someone from any of several places called with Middle Dutch rooi rode ‘clearing in woodland’.
Specifically from the old duchy Rooij/Rode in North Brabant, nowadays St. Oedenrode.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
