Släkthistoria för Stoy
Stoy Vad efternamn betyder
Germanized or Americanized form of Sorbian and Rusyn (from Slovakia) Stoj Polish and Rusyn (from Poland) Stój: from a short form of a Slavic personal name such as Stojmir based on the element (imperative) stoj ‘stand stay’. Compare 2 below. Rusyn: from Stoy a short form of a personal name such as Stoymir (see 1 above). English (Essex): variant of Stowey a habitational name from Over or Nether Stowey Stowey in Cutcombe or Stowey near Bishop Sutton (all Somerset) named with Old English stān ‘stone rock’ + weg ‘way path road’.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
