Croy
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English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Croy (countable and uncountable, plural Croys)
- A surname.
- A village in Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7949).
- A village in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7275).
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Croy is the 8246th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4018 individuals. Croy is most common among White (92.51%) individuals.
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Croy n
- A hamlet in Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Categories:
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- en:Villages in Highland, Scotland
- en:Villages in Scotland
- en:Places in Highland, Scotland
- en:Places in Scotland
- en:Villages in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
- en:Places in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/oːi̯
- Rhymes:Dutch/oːi̯/1 syllable
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Villages in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands