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ALROY Origin of surname

ALROY

Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.

Alroy is a variant of Arroyo.

Literally "rivulet/brook" in Spanish, Arroyo is the name of several Spanish towns in the provinces of Burgos, Madrid and Badajoz. One variant, Benarroyo, is documented in Toledo, Spain, in the 12th century. Aben Arroyo is mentioned in the 14th /15th century and De Arroyos in 1451. Arroyo and Arollia are recorded in Salonika, Greece, in the 16th century. The family name Arroyo is rare in North Africa, but current in the Ottoman Empire where it was found mostly preceded by Ben.

Amadiya

Town in the mountains of Kurdistan, N.E. of Mosul;

Birthplace of David Alroy.

Benjamin of Tudela in the 12th century estimated the number of Jews in 'Amadiya at approximately 2,000 (another manuscript gives the figure as 25,000). He claimed that they were descendants of Israelites from the Assyrian captivity, exiled by Shalmaneser, and that they spoke Aramaic. Other sources mention 1,000 Jewish families there.

'Amadiya maintained its leading position among the Jewish communities in Kurdistan, as attested by letters and documents from the 16th century and later. These show the influence exercised by the rabbis of 'Amadiya throughout Kurdistan and Azerbaijan. There were two synagogues in 'Amadiya; the inscription on the "Upper Synagogue", dated about 1250, is still legible. The Jewish traveler David d'Beth Hillel, who visited 'Amadiya around 1828, found wealthy merchants, workmen, and cattle owners among the 200 Jewish families there, who still spoke Aramaic. In 1933, there
were some 1,820 Jews in 'Amadiya; since then all have emigrated.

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ALROY Origin of surname
ALROY

Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.

Alroy is a variant of Arroyo.

Literally "rivulet/brook" in Spanish, Arroyo is the name of several Spanish towns in the provinces of Burgos, Madrid and Badajoz. One variant, Benarroyo, is documented in Toledo, Spain, in the 12th century. Aben Arroyo is mentioned in the 14th /15th century and De Arroyos in 1451. Arroyo and Arollia are recorded in Salonika, Greece, in the 16th century. The family name Arroyo is rare in North Africa, but current in the Ottoman Empire where it was found mostly preceded by Ben.
Written by researchers of ANU Museum of the Jewish People

Amadiya

Amadiya

Town in the mountains of Kurdistan, N.E. of Mosul;

Birthplace of David Alroy.

Benjamin of Tudela in the 12th century estimated the number of Jews in 'Amadiya at approximately 2,000 (another manuscript gives the figure as 25,000). He claimed that they were descendants of Israelites from the Assyrian captivity, exiled by Shalmaneser, and that they spoke Aramaic. Other sources mention 1,000 Jewish families there.

'Amadiya maintained its leading position among the Jewish communities in Kurdistan, as attested by letters and documents from the 16th century and later. These show the influence exercised by the rabbis of 'Amadiya throughout Kurdistan and Azerbaijan. There were two synagogues in 'Amadiya; the inscription on the "Upper Synagogue", dated about 1250, is still legible. The Jewish traveler David d'Beth Hillel, who visited 'Amadiya around 1828, found wealthy merchants, workmen, and cattle owners among the 200 Jewish families there, who still spoke Aramaic. In 1933, there
were some 1,820 Jews in 'Amadiya; since then all have emigrated.