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There are approximately 5,087 people named Lay in the UK. That makes it the 2,067th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 81 are named Lay.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
From given name or forename

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The Lay surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

LAY. 1. Fr. laie, a lane through a forest. 2. Lay, not clerical ; unlearned. In the latter sense the word is used by B. Jonson, H.R. Le Lay, Du Lay, and De Lay.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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