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Moy Name Meaning

Irish (County Donegal): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muighe ‘descendant of Muighe’, of unexplained etymology. The English surname (see 2) has also become established in Ulster. English (Norfolk): unexplained. Compare Moy 1. French: habitational name from places so called in Aisne and Saône-et-Loire, named in Latin as Modiacum ‘(estate) of Modius’ (see Moya 2). Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads in southwestern Norway named Moi, from Old Norse mói, the dative case of mór ‘sandy plain’. Chinese: possibly a variant spelling of Mei 1.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: May, Moya, Goy, Moe, Hoy, Mory, Loy, Mon, Mo, Toy

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Moy Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Moy name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Moy. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • China

    31%

  • England & Wales

    23%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    15%

  • Eastern Europe & Russia

    4%

  • Germanic Europe

    4%

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Moy Family Origin

Where is the Moy family from?

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You can see how Moy families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Moy family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Moy families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 20 Moy families living in Ontario. This was about 67% of all the recorded Moy's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Moy families in 1911.
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Moy Family Occupations

What did your Moy ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, the most common Moy occupation in Canada was Carpenter. 50% of Moy's were Carpenters. Carpenter and Farmer were the top 2 reported jobs worked by Moy.

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  • Carpenter

    50%

  • Farmer

    50%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Moy ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Moy Historical Records

What Moy family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 32,000 census records available for the last name Moy. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Moy census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 21,000 immigration records available for the last name Moy. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 4,000 military records available for the last name Moy. For the veterans among your Moy ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Moy Life Expectancy

What is the average Moy lifespan?

Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Moy life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1950, and highest in 1959. The average life expectancy for Moy in 1948 was 64, and 78 in 2004.

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