Royal History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

For many English families, the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. For such families, the shores of Ireland, Australia, and the New World beckoned. They left their homeland at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. Many arrived after the long voyage sick, starving, and without a penny. But even those were greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. Numerous English settlers who arrived in the United States and Canada at this time went on to make important contributions to the developing cultures of those countries. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Royal were among those contributors:

Royal Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Roger Royal, who arrived in Virginia in 1622 7
• William Royal, who settled in Salem Massachusetts in 1629
• William Royal, who landed in Maine in 1640 7

Royal Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• A Royal, aged 30, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1835 7
• Agnes Royal, aged 18, who landed in America, in 1895

Royal Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• B.J. Royal, who settled in America, in 1903
• Belford G Royal, aged 39, who landed in America, in 1905
• Geo. Royal, aged 44, who settled in America from Norfolk, in 1906
• Frank Royal, aged 22, who landed in America from London, England, in 1908
• Kosa Royal, aged 35, who settled in America from Paris, France, in 1909
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Royal Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• John Royal, who settled in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland in 1770

Royal Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Mr. Henry Royal, English convict who was convicted in London, England for life, transported aboard the "Champion" on 24th May 1827, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 8
• Mr. Samuel Royal, British convict who was convicted in Gibraltar for 7 years, transported aboard the "Asia" on 29th September 1831, settling in New South Wales, Australia 9
• Mr. Benjamin Royal, English convict who was convicted in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Barossa" on 27th August 1841, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 10
• Alice Royal, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Constance" in 1848 11
• Frances Royal, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Constance" in 1848 11
• ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

• Doyle P. Royal (1919-2020), American collegiate soccer and tennis coach who coached the University of Maryland soccer team from 1946 to 1973
• Billy Joe Royal (1942-2015), American pop and country singer, perhaps best known for his song "Down in the Boondocks" in 1965
• Donald Adam Royal (b. 1966), retired American professional basketball player
• Robert Shelton Royal (b. 1979), American football tight end
• William Edward "Eddie" Royal (b. 1986), American football wide receiver and return specialist
• Darrell K Royal (b. 1924), American football player and coach, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame (1983)
• Jesse Te Ahukaramu Royal (b. 1980), New Zealand former professional rugby league player
• Marie-Ségolène Royal (b. 1953), French politician, presidential nominee in 2012
• W. Royal Stokes (1930-2021), American writer, music journalist, and music historian
• Samuel Royal Thurston (1815-1851), American pioneer, lawyer and politician, Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon Territory (1849-1851)

• Ancestry of William Henry Wright and Wife Polly Ann Royal and Their Descendants by Watie Delfa Wright Ellis.
• The Royal Way west by Violet Coe Munford.