Where Does the Voye Surname Come From?

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Voye, so the heraldry linked to Lavoie is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Meaning of the name

Behind the Voye surname stands Lavoie, a French name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. Read literally, Voye points to “The way”.

Before spelling was fixed, Lavoie was also written Voye. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Delavoie. French civil records give 384 births under the name Voye from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1951–1960. The name became more frequent over the century.

Want more than a summary? See the Voye family name pack.