How common is the surname Moy?

8,781 people in the United States had the surname Moy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,161 Americans. It ranked 4,046th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Moy?

Matthew Moy, American actor, followed by Sylvia Moy.

Where is the surname Moy most common?

Wikidata records people named Moy in the United States.

Is the surname Moy getting more or less common?

More common. 8,523 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,781 in 2010, up 3.0%.

The surname Moy

A place surname, carried by 8,781 people in the United States.

Pronounced /mɔɪ/ 1 syllable Soundex M000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Moy is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

From Taishanese 梅 (moi3), or a habitational surname for someone from Moy, Aisne or Mouy, Oise in France.

Moy is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,781 people named Moy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,161 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,523.

#4,046

rank among US surnames

8,781

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #3,827)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,037	D'Angelo	8,802	35,077
#4,038	Raney	8,801	35,081
#4,039	Lehmann	8,799	35,089
#4,040	Worthy	8,795	35,105
#4,041	Langdon	8,794	35,109
#4,042	Jara	8,790	35,125
#4,043	Flanders	8,787	35,137

Who is named Moy

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

68% of people named Moy identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 19% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.6% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 68%
White (not Hispanic) 19%
Two or more races 5.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Moys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Matthew Moy
American actor, born 1984
Sylvia Moy
American songwriter and record producer (1938-2017)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Moy

Moy has the Soundex code M000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M000.

Questions

Where does the surname Moy come from?: From Taishanese 梅 (moi3), or a habitational surname for someone from Moy, Aisne or Mouy, Oise in France.
How common is the surname Moy?: 8,781 people in the United States had the surname Moy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,161 Americans. It ranked 4,046th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Moy?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Moy identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 19% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Moy?: Matthew Moy, American actor, followed by Sylvia Moy.
Where is the surname Moy most common?: Wikidata records people named Moy in the United States.
How do you pronounce Moy?: Moy is /mɔɪ/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Moy?: Moy is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Moy getting more or less common?: More common. 8,523 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,781 in 2010, up 3.0%.