Kay (surname)

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Kay
Pronunciation /ˈkeɪ/
Language English
Origin
Languages Old Breton, Welsh, Cornish
Old English
Derivation"cai", "key" (wharf)
"coeg" (key)
Meaning"wharf" or "key"
Other names
Variant form
  • Kaye

Kay is an English surname. It derives from the Old Breton and Welsh cai and the Cornish key meaning "wharf", or from the Old English coeg meaning "key". [1] [2] The surname is also a diminutive of MacKay and McKay. [3] [4] In England, the Kay(e)s of Lancashire and Yorkshire are believed to be related to the ancient Kaye family of Woodesham, Yorkshire, and there is also a Kay Family Association. [5]

Notable people with this surname include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kaye Name Meaning & Kaye Family History at Ancestry.co.uk®". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  2. ↑ "Surname Database: Kaye Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  3. ↑ "Kaye - Anglicised Surnames in Ireland". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  4. ↑ Hanks, Patrick (2016). Kaye: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780191781797.
  5. ↑ "Kay Family Association UK - Home". kayfamilyassociationuk.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
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