The royce Surname
royce Name Meaning and History
- English: from the medieval female personal name Royse, also found in the spelling Rose and popularly associated with the flower, but in fact originally from a Germanic personal name. This is recorded in Domesday Book in the form Rothais and is composed of the elements hrod ‘renown’ + haid(is) ‘kind’, ‘sort’.
- Americanized spelling of German Reuss.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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