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Uy Family History

Uy Surname Meaning

Chinese: alternative Hokkien and Taiwanese form of the surname 黃 see Huang. The dialects in which this form is found are spoken in Fujian and Taiwan from where some people migrated to Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and other parts of Southeast Asia (see also 2 below).

Filipino: of Chinese origin see above.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Uy families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Uy family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1911 and 1920. The most Uy families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there was 1 Uy family living in British Columbia. This was 100% of all the recorded Uy's in Canada. British Columbia had the highest population of Uy families in 1911.
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Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Uy life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1987, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Uy in 1943 was 34, and 66 in 2004.

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