Roy

in the US

There are 43,662 people with the last name "Roy" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Roy 558
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  1. is 554th most common Van
  2. is 555th most common Deleon
  3. is 556th most common Gates
  4. is 557th most common Chase
  5. is 558th most common Roy
  6. is 559th most common Duran
  7. is 560th most common York
  8. is 561st most common Bradford
  9. is 562nd most common Mathews

Similar Names and Nicknames

Ray, Roe, Rey, Roa, Ro, Row, Roh, Ruy, Rhy, Roo

Most Common First Names for Roy

Robert, Michael, James, David, John, Richard, William, Mary, Joseph, Paul



Meaning & History

Roy

Scottish: nickname for a person with red hair, from Gaelic ruadh ‘red’.

English (of Norman origin): variant of Ray 1, cognate of 3.

French: from Old French rey, roy ‘king’ (from Latin rex, genitive regis), a nickname for someone who lived in a regal fashion or who had earned the title in some contest of skill or by presiding over festivities.

Indian (Bengal) and Bangladeshi: variant of Rai.


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