Surname Spotlight: Moise

Moise and Moses are two spellings with one history. The name is generally explained as “Dweller by a bog, or from Moses”. Moise is listed among the recognised spellings of Moses. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

In the 2010 US Census, 4,230 Americans gave Moise as their last name (rank 7,829). 1,111 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Moise name at birth.

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