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Loy

in South Dakota

There are 20 people with the last name "Loy" in South Dakota.

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Ranking in South Dakota

NameRank
Loy 6,131
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  1. is 6,127th most common Lerseth
  2. is 6,128th most common Libby
  3. is 6,129th most common Loftesness
  4. is 6,130th most common Lonehill
  5. is 6,131st most common Loy
  6. is 6,132nd most common Maassen
  7. is 6,133rd most common Maine
  8. is 6,134th most common Marcotte
  9. is 6,135th most common Maroney

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Loy

Kay, Keith, Michael, Kristin, Sonja, Glenn, Jordan, Judy, Lona

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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