Lay

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Mc

* As an English surname, spelling variant of Lee. * As a Scottish surname, reduced from McClay. * As a Khmer surname, Khmer ឡាយ (laay). * As a French surname, from several place names in France. The river is from Medieval Latin Ledius. * As a German surname, from various placenames in Bavaria and Rhineland.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Bride Mc origin
Call Mc origin
Cann Mc origin
Carn Mc origin
Coppin Mc origin
Cowell Mc origin
Cron Mc origin
Crum Mc origin

Popularity by Country

Lay

Rank #1108

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Lay

Rank #1832

Frequency 17,979 people (6.66 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 74.4% Hispanic 2.6% Black 7.19% Asian/PI 12.61% Native Am. 1.06% Two+ 2.15%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Lay

Rank #4752

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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