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Loy

in Michigan

There are 207 people with the last name "Loy" in Michigan.

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Ranking in Michigan

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Loy 4,883
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  1. is 4,879th most common Islam
  2. is 4,880th most common Lavalley
  3. is 4,881st most common Lebeau
  4. is 4,882nd most common Lipsey
  5. is 4,883rd most common Loy
  6. is 4,884th most common Macias
  7. is 4,885th most common Moffitt
  8. is 4,886th most common Neill
  9. is 4,887th most common Pardo

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Loy

David, James, John, Michael, Thomas, Andrew, Bill, Dennis, Ion, Joel

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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