Royce Family History
Royce Name Meaning
English: from the medieval female personal name Royse,
also found in the spelling Rose and popularly associated with
the flower, but in fact originally from a Germanic personal name. This
is recorded in Domesday Book in the form Rothais and is
composed of the elements hrod ‘renown’ + haid(is)
‘kind’, ‘sort’.Americanized spelling of German Reuss.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Royce Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Royce families
 49 - 96  17 - 48 |
 1 - 16  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Royce families
|
3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Royce Family Origin
Royce Emigration Information (US)
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Royce Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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