Royé Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Royé is best understood together with Royer: both are French spellings of one family name. At root, the name means “Wheelwright”. Before spelling was fixed, Royer was also written Royé. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

Other spellings include Roiyer.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Royer surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Royé family name pack.