The tree
One name, many hands
A family tree is never finished. Here's ours as we know it today — the dashed branches are the ones we're still researching.
Earlier generations
Research in progress — names, places, stories to come
L
Liam Archer Royf
b. December 2024 · newest branch · devoted to stairs, blueberries, and his World Cup ball
Q
Quentin (Miller) Royf
boxer mix · troublemaker and lover · lives for Grandma Irina's food and Uncle Alex's walks
How it started
Steamboat Springs, 2015
Michael and Sara met at a camp in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, in 2015. They married in 2023 — Sara became a Royf — and have been building a life together ever since: Tel Aviv, AutoDS, SODA, Liam, and Quentin all followed from there.
The surname Royf travelled through Yiddish from the Hebrew רופא — rofe, “healer” or “physician.” In the old country, a royfe was the person the village called when someone was sick. The name is a job description we inherited. — Where the name comes from