Lay

See also: lay, láy, lấy, and laþ

English

Etymology

• 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

Lay

1. A river in western France.
2. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lay is the 1,957^th 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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lay”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 407.

Anagrams

• Aly

Indonesian

Proper noun

Lay

1. Alternative spelling of Lai.