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Gay

in New Jersey

There are 209 people with the last name "Gay" in New Jersey.

Ranking in New Jersey

Name	Rank
Gay	3,793

is 3,789th most common Dalrymple
is 3,790th most common Dillard
is 3,791st most common Dodge
is 3,792nd most common Dumas
is 3,793rd most common Gay
is 3,794th most common Grove
is 3,795th most common Ibarra
is 3,796th most common Jarrett
is 3,797th most common Kao

Meaning & History

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.