Gay Name Meang, Fay History, Fay Crt & Coats of Arms

Contents:

• GAY
• GAY HISTORY, FAY CRT & COATS OF ARMS
• WHAT DO IT MEAN WHEN A GAY SON TAK HIS HBAND’S SURNAME?
• THE SURNAME GAY
• GAY SURNAME MEANG, HISTORY & ORIG

GAY

The send possible orig is lotnal, where the surname riv om any of the plac Normandy lled "Gaye", such as that La Manche, where the placename riv om an early owner bearg a Germanic personal name begng" Wai" or "Gai". The first rerdg of the name om this source is Hilda Gay, the 1192 Oxfordshire Pipe Rolls. A famo namebearer was John Gay (1685 - 1732), the poet and dramatist, thor of "The Beggar's Opera".

The first rerd spellg of the fay name is shown to be that of Osward le Gay, which was dated 1176, the "Surrey Pipe Rolls", durg the reign of Kg Henry 11, known as "The Builr of Church", 1154 - 1189. The name Gay me to England wh the anctors of the Gay fay the Norman Conqut of 1066. The Gay fay lived Surrey.

GAY HISTORY, FAY CRT & COATS OF ARMS

Their name, however, riv om their place of rince prr to the Norman Conqut of England 1066, Gaye le Manche, France.

[1]Alternatively, the name uld have been rived om the Old French "gal" meang "full of joy, lighthearted" [2] Early Origs of the Gay fayThe surname Gay was first found Surrey where Oswald le Gay was listed the Pipe Rolls there 1176. A few years later, Gilbert Gay was listed the Pipe Rolls for Llnshire 1191. Other early rerds clu: Hilda Gay the Pipe Rolls for Oxfordshire 1192; and William Gaia the Assize Rolls for Staffordshire 1203.

WHAT DO IT MEAN WHEN A GAY SON TAK HIS HBAND’S SURNAME?

[1]The Hundredom Rolls of 1273 list: Adam le Gay, Oxfordshire; and Robert le Gay, Oxfordshire.

[2]And Somerset, William Gay was listed there 1 Edward III (durg the first year of the reign of Kg Edward III.

" [4]The celebrated Beggars' Opera was wrten 1727 by John Gay, who was said to have been stigated to s productn by a feelg of annoyance at havg been offered a urt appotment which he regard as beneath him.

THE SURNAME GAY

[5] Early History of the Gay fayThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gay rearch.

Another 181 words (13 l of text) verg the years 1066, 1086, 1176, 1191, 1191, 1203, 1420, 1452, 1685, 1732, 1685, 1732 and 1728 are clud unr the topic Early Gay History all our PDF Extend History products and prted products wherever possible. Gay Spellg VariatnsMultus of spellg variatns are a hallmark of Anglo Norman nam. The name was spelled Gay, Gaye and others.

GAY SURNAME MEANG, HISTORY & ORIG

Early Notabl of the Gay fay (pre 1700)Another 32 words (2 l of text) are clud unr the topic Early Gay Notabl all our PDF Extend History products and prted products wherever possible. Gay RankgIn France, the name Gay is the 178th most popular surname wh an timated 18, 846 people wh that name. [6] However, the Uned Stat, the name Gay is ranked the 774th most popular surname wh an timated 37, 305 people wh that name.

[7] Gay migratn to the Uned Stat +Bee of this polil and relig unrt wh English society, many people cid to immigrate to the loni. Analysis of immigratn rerds dit that some of the first North Amerin immigrants bore the name Gay or a variant listed above: Gay Settlers Uned Stat the 17th CenturyThomas Gay, who land Virgia 1622 [8]Jam Gay who settled Virgia 1623Jam Gay, who arrived Virgia 1623 [8]William Gay, who settled Virgia 1630William Gay, aged 20, who arrived Virgia 1635 [8]... )Gay Settlers Uned Stat the 18th CenturyPierre Gay, aged 20, who land Louisiana 1719 [8]Anne Gay, who settled Maryland 1723Samuel Gay, who land Virgia 1740 [8]Jab Gay, who land Pennsylvania 1765 [8]William Gay, who land Virgia 1772 [8]...

)Gay Settlers Uned Stat the 19th CenturyI Gay, aged 34, who land New Orleans, La 1830 [8]Francis Gay, who land Mobile County, Ala 1840 [8]Mr. Gay, (b. 1794), aged 47, Cornish settler partg om Falmouth aboard the ship "Cornwall" arrivg the Uned Stat on 3 June 1841 [9]A W Gay, who land San Francis, California 1849 [8]J Gay, who arrived San Francis, California 1850 [8]...