Does anyone know anything about last names?

Question

Does anyone know any history about the last name Moye? i have know idea where it comes from or anything, know one in my family knows anything either. My fiance asked me one day and I had no idea. Tryed to look online but most of the sites cost big money.

Answer 1

Hey hjmmoye21,

There are 2 origins to the last name Moye, according to Swyrich.com.

DUTCH:
Spelling variations of this family name include: Mooy, Mooi, Mooij, Mooey, Moye, Mooyen, Moeykens and others.

First found in the neighboring regions of northwestern Germany.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: A. Mooij, who arrived in Illinois in 1866; Nicholas Mooy, who was naturalized in Indiana in 1876; Rema Mooi, who immigrated to North America in 1879; and Hendrik Mooi, who arrived at Ellis Island in 1902.


ENGLISH
Spelling variations of this family name include: Moy, Moye, Moys, Moyse, Moyes, Moses, Moesen, Moi and others.

First found in Shropshire where they were anciently seated as Lords of the Manor.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francois Moy who settled in Louisiana in 1719; Dennis, Edward and Hugh Moy settled in Philadelphia Pa. in 1853; John Moys settled in Philadelphia in 1878.

To really nail it down, you need to trace your family branch/surname with records, and/or tie to the origins of the English or Dutch with DNA. This will take time and money.

Answer 2

Moye
There is considerable doubt as to the true origin(s) of this most interesting locational surname. It is well recorded as 'Moy' in England, Ireland
and France, however the form with the intrusive 'e' would seem to be an English development, but probably deriving from the original French.
Both in France and Ireland there are many places called 'Moy', the word apparently deriving from ancient Gaelic and Breton, and describing a
water meadow or brook. To add to the confusion the surnames May and Mee have a similar ancestry. The Irish however make the claim that the
development is from O'Muighe, (the descendant of Muighe), however as a number of English 'planters' from the 16th century are recorded in
Ulster as 'Moy', there is certainly some doubt. Furthermore a famous English pirate of the period was one Lambert Moye, so an English-
French origin seems the likely origin for most nameholders. Amongst the early name recordings is that of Richard and Mary Moye, whose
daughter Elizabeth was christened at St Mary Le Bone, on October 15th 1690, whilst earlier in France Nicholas Moy of Tournes, Ardenne,
was a witness there on December 1st 1664. Other recordings include Anne Marie Moye who married Thomas Stenson at Ringcurran, County
Cork, Ireland on November 21st 1846, the Coat of Arms granted in France, has the blazon of a gold field, charged with a saltire between four
martlets, all red. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of
William Moy, which was dated
January 15th 1576, who married Emma Prockter at Westminster, during the reign of
Queen Elizabeth 1

Answer 3

Moye came to England with the Norman Invasion,Look on google to see the family crest Enter the name MOYE as alast or sir name Could be Irish Dutch and French mixture

Answer 4

Last Name Moy

Answer 5

Try this site. Behind the name.