The origin of the name Loy is French and the Coat of Arms contains Red shield with a silver chevron between three escallops.
Spelling variations include: Louis, Loys, Lews, Luys, Lewey, Lewie, Looie, Luyie, Louyey and many more.
First found in Lorraine, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and were seated with lands and manor.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Antoine Luois who arrived in Louisiana in 1720; Francois Louis who settled in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1752; Charles Louis who arrived in Louisiana in 1757.
