English (Suffolk, Essex): unexplained.
French: habitation name from Moye in Haute-Savoie.
Dutch (de Moye): nickname from Middle Dutch moy, moeie, ‘fine’, ‘handsome’, denoting a well-dressed person or a dandy.
Spanish: see Moya.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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