Goy Family History
- Goy Name Meaning
- French: from the Old French word goi (Latin gubia) denoting a type of bill hook or knife used by vine-growers or coopers, hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of such implements. English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of various places in France named Gouy, for example in Aisne or Pas-de-Calais. Galician: probably a habitational name from Goy in Lugo province, Galicia. German: northwestern variant of Gau.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
- 61,068 Historical Documents with Goy on Ancestry
- 28,288 Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
- 14,632 Census and Voter Lists
- 1,996 Military Records
- 1,704 Immigration Records
- 14,448 Member Trees
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Number of Goy families
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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Goy families
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7 - 11 3 - 6 |
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from the 1851 Canada Census Data
Goy census records
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from the New York Passengers List
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from 1881 CA Census Data
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