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Gay

in New Hampshire

There are 124 people with the last name "Gay" in New Hampshire.

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Ranking in New Hampshire

NameRank
Gay 1,411
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  1. is 1,407th most common Bowden
  2. is 1,408th most common Brisson
  3. is 1,409th most common Camp
  4. is 1,410th most common Forest
  5. is 1,411th most common Gay
  6. is 1,412th most common Hanscom
  7. is 1,413th most common Kidder
  8. is 1,414th most common Larsen
  9. is 1,415th most common Leger

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gay

Philip, Walter, Charles, James, Michael, Richard, Robert, Wynn, Arlene, Barry

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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