as a Last Name
- 8,665
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Loy
Meaning & Origins
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.
| 3,559th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 8,665
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- West Virginia
- has the most people named Loy per capita
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