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Loy Name Meaning

German (south and Rhineland) and Dutch: from a reduced form of the medieval personal name Eloy (Latin Eligius, a derivative of eligere ‘to choose or elect’), popularized a 6th-century saint who came to be venerated as the patron of smiths and horses. German: habitational name from Loy in Oldenburg. Dutch: variant of Lowy. Italian (Sardinian): from the personal name Loi, a short form of Balloi, a pet form of Salvatóre. Spanish and Italian: possibly from a reduced form of the personal name Eloy (see 1 above), of which the Italian form is Eligio. French (Picardy): nickname for someone who was quick to have recourse to the law: a frequent or vexatious litigant, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a lawyer.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Ley, Loi, Goy, Low, Lory, Luy, Toy, Foy, Loo, Moy

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Loy Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Loy name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Loy. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    51%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    18%

  • Germanic Europe

    10%

  • Eastern Europe & Russia

    3%

  • Norway

    3%

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Loy Family Origin

Where is the Loy family from?

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You can see how Loy families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Loy family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Loy families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 59 Loy families living in Ontario. This was about 39% of all the recorded Loy's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Loy families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Loy surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Loy Family Occupations

What did your Loy ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, Going To School, Farmer and Fisherman were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Loy. The most common Loy occupation in Canada was Going To School. 22% of Loy's were Going To Schools. A less common occupation for the Loy family was Sea Capt.

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  • Going To School

    22%

  • Farmer

    17%

  • Fisherman

    11%

  • Sea Capt

    11%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Loy ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Loy Historical Records

What Loy family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 47,000 census records available for the last name Loy. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Loy census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 8,000 immigration records available for the last name Loy. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 12,000 military records available for the last name Loy. For the veterans among your Loy ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Loy Life Expectancy

What is the average Loy lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Loy life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1940, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Loy in 1940 was 31, and 76 in 2004.

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