as a Last Name
- 146,746
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for 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.
| 202nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 146,746
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Guam
- has the most people named Ray per capita
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