Troy (given name)

Troy is a predominantly occurring in the U.S. English male first name and a family name.

Origin and Meaning

The first name Troy is derived from a surname which originally denoted a resident of the northern French city of Troyes. Alternatively it can be also derived from the Irish Troightheach meaning " foot soldier " of the name.

Bearers of the name

Male first name

• Troy Aikman (born 1966 ), U.S. American football player
• Troy Bayliss (born 1969 ), Australian motorcycle racer
• Troy Bigam (* 1975), German - Canadian ice hockey player
• Troy Brown (born 1971 ), American football player
• Troy Corser (born 1971 ), Australian motorcycle racer
• Troy Davis (1968-2011), American citizens
• Troy de Haas ( born 1979 ), Australian orienteers
• Troy Donahue (1936-2001), American actor
• Troy Duffy (born 1971 ), American film director, actor and musician
• Troy Elder ( b. 1977 ), Australian field hockey player
• Troy Garity (born 1973 ), American actor
• Hear Troy Field ( * 1987), Australian football player
• Troy Kemp (born 1966 ), athlete from the Bahamas
• Troy Mellanson (* 1981), Antiguan footballer
• Troy Murphy ( born 1980 ), American basketball player
• Troy Perry ( born 1940 ), American Protestant theologian
• Troy Pierce (born 1970 ), American DJ and music producer
• Troy Polamalu ( born 1981 ), U.S. American football player
• Troy Ruttman (1930-1997), American racing driver

Female first name

• Troy Beyer (born 1964 ), American actress, director and screenwriter

Family name

• Doris Troy (1937-2004), American soul singer
• François de Troy (1645-1730), French painter and engraver
• Jean François de Troy (1679-1752), French painter
• John Weir Troy (1868-1942), American politician and from 1933 to 1939 Governor of Alaska Territory
• Joseph Edward Troy ( born 1931 ), Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick
• Michael Troy ( born 1940 ), American swimmer
• Pastor Troy ( born 1981 ), American rapper
• Robert Troy ( b. 1982 ), Irish politician
• Una Troy (1913-1993), Irish writer