Deroy Explained

Deroy or De Roy is a French and Walloon surname, consisting of de (meaning "of") and roy (meaning "king"). De Roy may also be a Dutch surname, being an Americanized or Flemish variant of De Rooij.^[1] Deroy is also a given name. Notable people with the name include:

People with the given name

• Aaronel deRoy Gruber (1918–2011), American painter, sculptor, photographer and artist
• Deroy Duarte (born 1999), Dutch and Cape Verdean footballer
• Deroy Murdock, American political commentator
• Terry deRoy Gruber, American photographer, author and filmmaker

People with the surname

Deroy

• Bernhard Erasmus von Deroy (1743–1812), Bavarian general
• Jamie Gruber, known as Jamie deRoy, American producer of Broadway plays and performer
• Ophelia Deroy, French philosopher and professor

De Roy

• Arendt de Roy (d. 1589), Flemish or Dutch architect
• Félix de Roy (1883–1942), Belgian astronomer
• Hendrik de Roy (1598–1679), known as Henricus Regius, Dutch philosopher, physician, and professor of medicine
• Michel de Roy (1948–2021), French writer

See also

• De Roy (crater) on the Moon
• Lac de Roy, a lake in Haute-Savoie, France
• Prentis Building and DeRoy Auditorium Complex, Detroit, Michigan, United States

Notes and References

1. Book: Hanks . Patrick . Lenarčič . Simon . McClure . Peter . Dictionary of American Family Names . 30 November 2022 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-024511-5 . 24 May 2024 . Deroy.