Leroi: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Behind the Leroi surname stands Leroy, a French name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. The family name meaning is “The king”, the same as for Leroy.

• Spelled with “i” instead of “y”, Leroi shows how the same name was heard and written differently.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• You may also find the name written Roy.

Leroi coat of arms

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