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Loy

in Iowa

There are 122 people with the last name "Loy" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

NameRank
Loy 3,033
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  1. is 3,029th most common Kamp
  2. is 3,030th most common Keil
  3. is 3,031st most common Koob
  4. is 3,032nd most common Kracht
  5. is 3,033rd most common Loy
  6. is 3,034th most common Mapes
  7. is 3,035th most common Norem
  8. is 3,036th most common Plagge
  9. is 3,037th most common Seward

Similar Names and Nicknames

Lay, Lo, Low, Ley, Loo, Lou, Loh, Loe, Loi, Loa

Most Common First Names for Loy

Mary, Miles, Richard, Aaron, Barbara, Brenda, Bruce, Carroll, Daniel, David

Meaning & History

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Loy

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.

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