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Loy

in Virginia

There are 302 people with the last name "Loy" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

NameRank
Loy 2,617
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  1. is 2,613th most common Boston
  2. is 2,614th most common Clanton
  3. is 2,615th most common Correa
  4. is 2,616th most common Elliot
  5. is 2,617th most common Loy
  6. is 2,618th most common Nottingham
  7. is 2,619th most common Barkley
  8. is 2,620th most common Boyles
  9. is 2,621st most common Burwell

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Loy

James, David, Robert, John, Ronald, William, Linda, Steven, Lisa, Mary

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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