Names / Roy
Is Roy a first name or a last name?
Roy is both: a family name in some places and a given name in others. It is mostly a family name in France and India; mostly a given name in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and the Netherlands.
How to address someone called Roy
- United States. Roy is a given name. Hi Roy on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Roy.
- Canada. Roy is used both ways: 69% of people from Canada with this name in our data carry it as a family name. Look at where it sits in the name and how the person signs.
- United Kingdom. Roy is a given name. Hi Roy on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Roy.
- France. Roy is a family name, usually written last. Write Dear Mr. Roy or Dear Ms. Roy.
Not sure which part of a full name is which? Check the full name with the country where the person is based.
Roy by country
People recorded in Wikidata who carry Roy as a family name or as a given name, by country of citizenship (3,485 in total).
| Country | As family name | As given name | Family name share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 77 | 1,044 | 7% |
| Canada | 391 | 177 | 69% |
| United Kingdom | 25 | 491 | 5% |
| France | 277 | 5 | 98% |
| India | 179 | 11 | 94% |
| Australia | 8 | 145 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 15 | 75 | 17% |
| New Zealand | 6 | 74 | 8% |
| Norway | 0 | 70 | 0% |
| Israel | 0 | 46 | 0% |
Wikidata covers notable people, so counts show how the name is used, not how many people carry it.
Roy in the United States
- As a surname: about 53,159 people in the 2010 census, rank 640 among US surnames.
- As a first name: 157,572 babies born between 1950 and 2017, 1% of them girls.
Roy as a given name: men or women?
About 0% of people with Roy as a given name in Wikidata are women, and 1% of US babies given the name. This describes the name, not any one person: a title is usually a safe guess, but the full name without a title is always polite.
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