Nay Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 2
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 4
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 3
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 3
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 3
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 5
Lancashire 4
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 5
London 48
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 6
Somerset 5
Surrey 3
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Nay Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Nay family

Profession Census Frequency
Silk Weaver 13
Female Servant 4
Weaver 4
Agricultural Labourer 3
Coach Smith 2
Independent 2
House Keeper 1
Shipwright 1
Coast Guard 1
Smith 1
Pilot 1
Stone Mason 1
Cab Master 1
Carpenter 1
Pauper 1
Pauper Servant 1
Shoe Binder 1
Shoe Maker 1
Silversmith 1
Trimming M 1
Labourer 1
Charwoman 1
Mariner 1
Printers Apprentice 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Nay

Name Census Frequency
William Nay 82
Mary Nay 67
John Nay 58
Elizabeth Nay 50
James Nay 40
Thomas Nay 38
Sarah Nay 36
George Nay 32
Edward Nay 25
Emma Nay 22
Henry Nay 21
Robert Nay 21
Ann Nay 20
Joseph Nay 18
Annie Nay 17
Jane Nay 17
Alice Nay 15
Ellen Nay 15
Hannah Nay 15
Margaret Nay 15
Albert Nay 13
Catherine Nay 10
Florence Nay 10
Frances Nay 10
Harriet Nay 10

Nay Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Nye 33% 11,949
2 Noy 67% 1,888
3 Nay 100% 1,040
4 Noye 50% 624
5 Ney 67% 276
6 Oney 50% 180
7 Aney 50% 167
8 Any 33% 129
9 Neigh 20% 117
10 Ainey 40% 106

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The surname Nay is the 3rd most popular variant of Nye.

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