Lay
English
editEtymology
edit- 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.
Proper noun
editLay
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lay is the 1,957th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18,468 individuals. Lay is most common among White (70.98%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (14.41%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lay”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 407.
Anagrams
editIndonesian
editProper noun
editLay
- Alternative spelling of Lai.