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Gay

in California

There are 1,268 people with the last name "Gay" in California.

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Ranking in California

NameRank
Gay 2,193
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  1. is 2,189th most common Baer
  2. is 2,190th most common Hinton
  3. is 2,191st most common Terrazas
  4. is 2,192nd most common Espiritu
  5. is 2,193rd most common Gay
  6. is 2,194th most common Hoff
  7. is 2,195th most common Wynn
  8. is 2,196th most common Kato
  9. is 2,197th most common Melchor

Similar Names and Nicknames

Guy, Gao, Gaw, Gau, Goy, Gai, Ga, Gaa, Gey, Giy

Most Common First Names for Gay

William, James, Michael, John, David, Robert, Charles, Barbara, Richard

Meaning & History

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Gay

English and French: nickname for a lighthearted or cheerful person, from Middle English, Old French gai. In Middle English the term could also mean ‘wanton’, ‘lascivious’ and this sense may lie behind the surname in some instances.

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from places in Normandy called Gaye, from an early proprietor bearing a Germanic personal name cognate with Wade.

probably from the Catalan personal name Gai (Latin Gaius), or in some cases a nickname from Catalan gay ‘cheerful’.

Variant of German Gau.

North German: from a Frisian personal name Gay.

FOREBEARS A Congregational clergyman and one of the forerunners of the Unitarian movement in New England, Ebenezer Gay (1696–1787) was born in Dedham, MA, which had been founded by his grandfather, John Gay, who came to America from Wiltshire, England, about 1630 and settled in Watertown, MA. Ebenezer's greatgrandson Howard was editor of the American Anti-Slavery Standard.

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