Leroy (name)

In France, this family name originated from the Normans, the descendants of Norse Vikings who migrated to Amigny, a commune in Manche, Normandy.

[9][10][11] In Canada and in the United States, the descendants of the families of Roy, Le Roy that immigrated to North America have been granted a coat of arms by the Governor General of Canada.

[16][17][18] This is seen with patronymic surnames like Fitzroy, from Fi(t)z, meaning "son of" and Roy, le Roy meaning "king", denoting the name bearer as a "son of the king".

[19][20][21] Le Roy le veult ("The King wills it"), is a Norman French phrase still used in the Parliament of the United Kingdom to this day as royal assent.

A legacy of a time prior to 1488 when parliamentary and judicial proceedings were conducted in Norman.