Lays Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lays Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lays family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3
Shoemaker 1
Domestic Servant 1
Linen Draper Assistant 1
Boy Domestic Servant 1

Lays Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lyes 50% 1,198
2 Lyas 50% 1,041
3 Leys 75% 363
4 Lys 75% 325
5 Lase 50% 225
6 Lays 100% 174
7 Lyous 40% 144
8 Layes 80% 115
9 Leis 50% 102

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The surname Lays is the 6th most popular variant of Lyes.

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