Croy

See also: croy

English

Proper noun

Croy (countable and uncountable, plural Croys)

1. A surname.
2. A village in Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7949).
3. A village in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7275).

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Croy is the 8246^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4018 individuals. Croy is most common among White (92.51%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Cory, cory, cryo, cryo-

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Croye and Croij in the 16th century. Likely named after Jacob of Croÿ-Chimay (around 1436-1516), who inherited a nearby castle in 1477.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kroːi̯/
• Hyphenation: Croy
• Rhymes: -oːi̯

Proper noun

Croy n

1. A hamlet in Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN