as a Last Name
- 125,725
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Ray
Meaning & Origins
English (of Norman origin): nickname denoting someone who behaved in a regal fashion or who had earned the title in some contest of skill or by presiding over festivities, from Old French rey, roy ‘king’. Occasionally this was used as a personal name.
| 197th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 125,725
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Alabama
- has the most people named Ray per capita
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