French: topographic name for someone who lived by a road, French
voie (Latin via). This is a very common secondary
surname in Canada; it was first seen in Cap Rouge in 1667, taken there
from Charente Maritime, and has also been used independently since
1690.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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