Loy Surname

17,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Loy Surname Definition:

Anselme, in his Histoire Généalogique de la France, mentions a Pierre Loys, living in the seventeenth century, who was Seigneur de-la-Grange-le-Roy, and Baron of Muravaux. This is the old French form of Louis. Robert Loys of Oxfordshire, is mentioned in the Rotuli Hundredorum, c.

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Loy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,8371:30,6213,811
Cambodia3,1261:4,954710
Tanzania2,0941:25,2833,109
Malaysia1,9261:15,3141,533
Germany1,5801:50,9536,651
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
Indonesia1,3031:101,49610,450
France1,0901:60,9388,264
Russia7751:185,96520,756
Australia6841:39,4675,112
England6491:85,8529,397
Philippines5111:198,11831,323
Ecuador4301:36,9904,104
Canada4111:89,6499,866
Belarus3631:26,1744,495
DR Congo3351:220,53621,570
Italy3141:194,76728,331
Cuba2891:39,8711,801
Scotland2631:20,3572,367
Mexico2581:481,1098,808
Thailand2131:331,63557,264
Austria2111:40,3586,482
Singapore1111:49,6191,908
Jamaica1091:26,3302,057
Belgium931:123,62018,077
Iraq791:443,3127,666
India771:9,961,888192,972
Chile751:234,8867,175
Guatemala711:226,5163,997
Northern Ireland671:27,5382,970
Suriname641:8,6352,172
Argentina631:678,46746,871
South Africa631:859,96456,669
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Afghanistan571:564,0916,800
Spain511:916,70735,562
El Salvador471:134,9761,809
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Hungary441:223,09718,334
Israel421:203,75319,703
United Arab Emirates371:247,62917,078
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
China341:40,215,3402,154
Kazakhstan321:552,57839,450
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Romania291:692,34047,921
Wales281:110,5198,545
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Slovakia251:213,45834,691
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Guyana231:33,1403,492
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Colombia211:2,274,95612,893
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Peru181:1,765,78523,952
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Norway161:321,39331,311
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Hong Kong121:611,2903,500
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Panama41:978,06412,245
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominica11:75,891912
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1321:33,5603,261
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2201:110,79710,856
Scotland541:69,3194,089
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0651:24,3193,027

Loy (52,214) may also be a first name.

Loy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Anselme, in his Histoire Généalogique de la France, mentions a Pierre Loys, living in the seventeenth century, who was Seigneur de-la-Grange-le-Roy, and Baron of Muravaux. This is the old French form of Louis. Robert Loys of Oxfordshire, is mentioned in the Rotuli Hundredorum, c. 1272. There is also a Loys Hall, in the parish of Terling, Essex, but no other trace of the family in that county.

The Battle Abbey Roll (1889) by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett

A Norman name: Louye, local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Loy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Loy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Loy (Marathi: लॉय, Russian: Лой) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 17,259th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 226,998 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Loy are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Loy is also the 17,831st most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 52,214 people.

The last name Loy is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 11,837 people, or 1 in 30,621. In The United States Loy is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent reside, Illinois, where 7 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 120 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 10 percent reside and Tanzania, where 7 percent reside.

Loy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Loy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 573 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 295 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 487 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Loy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (95%) in Russia, Orthodox (70%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Loy last name are 20.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.99% being registered with the political party.

The amount Loy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 74.99% more than the national average, earning €52,548 per year; in Norway they earn 15.58% more than the national average, earning 399,985 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.19% more than the national average, earning R 337,908 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.44% more than the national average, earning $25,299,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning $42,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.94% less than the national average, earning $48,719 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loya8650,413/
Loyo8620,646/
Loyd8620,562/
Loyi863,279/
Loye862,003/
Lohy861,504/
Lioy86978/
Looy86735/
Loys86388/
Louy86332/
Lojy86312/
Lloy86303/
Loiy86122/
Luoy8627/
Loyt8614/
Lhoy863/
Loyy862/
Loyh862/
Loøy861/
Loyj861/
Loyp861/
Lyoy861/
Ly80747,729/
Lo80302,664/
Lloyd75203,599/
Louya751,826/
Hloyi751,138/
Loyep751,045/
Loyez751,040/
Loyau751,026/
Louys75973/
Lohiy75812/
Loyoo75574/
Loaya75476/
Loyet75459/
Loyst75337/
Loyha75329/
Loyed75307/
Looye75241/
Looya75237/
Loyas75158/
Loyah75142/
Loyie75120/
Loyos7592/
Lioyd7578/
Luoye7577/
Lohya7572/
Loydd7560/
Loyot7559/
Loyat7556/
Loyid7552/
Loyee7547/
Loyod7541/
Loyis7535/
Hloyo7533/
Loyes7532/
Loysh7532/
Looys7523/
Lloys7521/
Lloya7520/
Loyop7520/
Hloya7520/
Luoyo7519/
Lloyo7519/
Loych7518/
Looyo7516/
Looyd7515/
Lloye7514/
Looyi7512/
Loyds7511/
Loiyo7511/
Lohyi759/
Loyaa758/
Louye758/
Loyoh758/
Lyoya757/
Loyit756/
Loyaz755/
Loyad755/
Loyts755/
Loyyd754/
Lojiy753/
Lioiy753/
Lyoyo752/
Lohhy752/
Loyip752/
Lioya752/
Lhoya752/
Hloyd752/
Lohyo752/
Lloyz751/
Lohys751/
Louhy751/
Louyo751/
Loyih751/
Loyij751/
Loysz751/
Llooy751/
Loydt751/
Loiyd751/
Lohye751/
Loihy751/
Lioyi751/
Luohy751/
Luoyd751/
Loyap751/
Loyhi751/
Loyii751/
Loohy750/
Louyd750/
Lhoyd750/
Lloyt750/
Loytz750/
Luo6714,714,385/
Lou67845,855/
Lay67335,240/
Loh6791,544/
Loo6754,347/
Loi6738,016/
Ley6727,224/
Luy6717,104/
Lot6715,517/
Los6715,197/
Lye6713,181/
Lio6711,281/
Loe6711,155/
Loa679,955/
Loz679,438/
Lya674,060/
Lod672,316/
Lyh671,760/
Lop671,557/
Liy67604/
Louyot67461/
Lho67445/
Loß67395/
Lüy67359/
Loş67350/
Lyy67307/
Loj67293/
Lyo67272/
Lloyds67246/
Lly67199/
Loyeau67182/
Lloyed67141/
Loyaux67130/
Lojaya67101/
Lohysh6797/
Lyi6786/
Loysch6785/
Loyaya6772/
Hlo6759/
Llo6751/
Loš6750/
Louyat6749/
Loç6749/
Louyet6737/
Loyová6735/
Loyish6731/
Lloyst6725/
Lgo6725/
Loyowa6721/
Lohyoh6721/
Lloydd6720/
Loyaud6719/
Louyeh6718/
Loï6717/
Loyash6714/
Lyß6711/
Lhy679/
Lyø679/
Lyš676/
Loë676/
Louyos676/
Louyah675/
Hly674/
Looyeh674/
Lloyod674/
Louyed674/
Llooyd673/
Llloyd672/
Loyett672/
Loyova672/
Loå672/
Lloyid672/
Lohyee672/
Lloydp671/
Luoyeh671/
Loyott671/
Lloiyd671/
Hloiyi671/
Loč671/
Lloysd671/
Lloyes671/
Lloyyd671/
Llooyi671/
Lloyad671/
Louyoh671/
Loyaph671/
Loá671/
Loî671/
Loû671/
Láy671/
L'Loya671/
Lhoyez671/
Åly671/
Hloyii671/
Loeyoh671/
Lhoyes671/
Llhoyd670/
Louyee670/
Loyass670/
Louyes670/

Loy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loy in the Marathi language
लॉयloya91.3
लोयloya8.7
Loy in the Russian language
Лойloj-

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