About the El Khoury surname
The surname El Khoury is associated with a patronymic formation. El Khoury is a compound surname. Its form combines several family-name elements; depending on the line, this may reflect a dit name, the joining of two surnames, or a more recent civil-status development. A patronymic formation of this kind shows how an older personal name could develop into a family name. Different families could independently adopt a surname formed from the same given name.
Pronunciation:
Èl-kaouei/ɛlkawəi/