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- Bey - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Bey
- Used in: 2 countries
Origin: Lower
* As a north German and Dutch surname, variant of Beye, Baye, vowel variants of the Danish surname Boye. * Also as a German surname, Germanized from Lower Sorbian baj (“storyteller”), from Proto-Slavic *bajь, related to *bajati (“to tell”). Compare Bay. * As a French surname, from several placenames in France, from a regional variant of bief (“mill-race”). * As an Islamic surname (generally Algeria), from Turkish bey (see Beg). See also Pasha, Agha.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
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Popularity by Country
Bey
Rank #6510
Frequency
4,809 people (1.78 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 24.58% Hispanic 3.95% Black 60.18% Asian/PI 2.35% Native Am. 0.37% Two+ 8.57%
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