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The Royal surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 15,755 people carried this name — #2,319 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 18,700 people counted. That is up 7% from 14,739 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Royal surname

A habitational surname, shaped by folk etymology, from places in England, Riehale, Righale, Ryhill and Ryall, Old English ryge (“rye”) + hyll (“hill”), and Royle, rā (“roe”) + hyll (“hill”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Royal» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 204 people named Royal.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Nord.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Nord 69
Alpes-Maritimes 32
Meurthe-et-Moselle 16
Bas-Rhin 11
Saône-et-Loire 8
Paris 7
Meuse 7
Vosges 6

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Royal in American newspapers,
1872–1884.

Newspaper page from The Portland Daily Press carrying the name Royal
The Portland Daily Press 1884-02-21
Newspaper page from New Orleans Republican carrying the name Royal
New Orleans Republican 1872-09-20
Newspaper page from New Orleans Republican carrying the name Royal
New Orleans Republican 1872-10-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

Who carried it

People named Royal,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joseph Royal
    Joseph Royal 1837–1902 · writer
  • Forrest Beton Royal
    Forrest Beton Royal 1893–1945 · military officer
  • Naida Guest d. 1997 · aristocrat
  • Geoffrey Royal d. 1984
  • Antoine Royal d. 2014
  • Matthew J. Royal 1863–1900 · writer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Royal.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Royal is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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