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stRKV grid--em grid-layout__ntent"><div class="BodyWrapper-kufPGa dUONRr body body__ntaer article__body" data-journey-hook="client-ntent" data-ttid="BodyWrapper"><div class="body__ner-ntaer"><p>Planng a weddg always prents a seri of nundms: Should a uple settle on a ceremony upstate or a quick trip to Cy Hall? Will there be chicken or fish for dner? Will the drs be black tie or cktail attire? But for same-sex upl that ci to tie the knot, there’s one qutn that requir an even lengthier discsn: Who gets to keep their last name?</p><p>Tradn has long dictated that a woman is to adopt her hband’s name after marriage, and while more women than ever are choosg to keep their main nam, the majory—<a href=">around 80 to 90 percent, studi have shown</a>—still abi by the old ctom. There are exceptns, of urse. Addg a send last name is a popular alternative, à la <a href="><strong>Angela Jolie Pt</strong></a> or <a href="><strong>Beyoncé Knowl-Carter</strong></a>. And then there’s the rare se of a hband adoptg his wife’s name, like <a href="><strong>Zoe Saldana’</strong></a>s spoe, Mar, who <a href=">opted for his wife’s surname</a>. But when genr norms go out the wdow, the cisn n take on a whole new level of plexy and nfn.</p><div><div class="ConsumerMarketgUnThemedWrapper-iUTMTf jssHut nsumer-marketg-un nsumer-marketg-un--article-mid-ntent" role="prentatn" aria-hidn="te"><div class="nsumer-marketg-un__slot nsumer-marketg-un__slot--article-mid-ntent nsumer-marketg-un__slot---ntent"></div><div class="journey-un"></div></div></div><p>This year’s <a href=">landmark Supreme Court lg</a>, which legalized gay marriage around the untry, means same-sex upl will be facg the name-change qutn more than ever before. Project manager <strong>Barrie Segal</strong> and her wife, <strong>Anne Alexanr</strong>, who recently wed New York, hadn’t discsed the issue until they were si Cy Hall. “The way works is when you’re filg your marriage license, you have to ci then and there if you want to change your name,” said Alexanr. “It didn’t even occur to me until then,” Segal add. “The only person who even asked me who was gog to take the other’s name was my dad.”</p><div class="Contaer-bkChBi byNLHx"></div><p>Segal and her wife ultimately cid to keep their own nam. While <em>Bloomberg</em> edor <strong>Chris Rovzar</strong>, who married his hband last year, cid to keep his last name for profsnal reasons. “When you’re a job where your name is really a part of what you do and your work, ’s mon to have an stct not to change your name,” Rovzar said. It’s not jt wrers or actors who are attached to their nam; as social media be an creasgly important part of our liv, many are hant to change their long-standg profil or handl.</p></div></div></div><div class="GridItem-buujkM fVLMby grid--em grid-layout__asi"><div class="StickyBoxWrapper-jfYB kNleGZ sticky-box"><div class="StickyBoxPrimary-dzWDWL cdhYoN sticky-box__primary"><div class="Contaer-bkChBi byNLHx"></div><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad--rail"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot--rail" data-no-id="h6zso"></div></div><div class="ConsumerMarketgUnThemedWrapper-iUTMTf jssHut nsumer-marketg-un nsumer-marketg-un--display-rail" role="prentatn" aria-hidn="te"><div class="nsumer-marketg-un__slot nsumer-marketg-un__slot--display-rail"></div><div class="journey-un"></div></div></div><div class="StickyBoxPlaceholr-grPmrg dxAvXx"></div></div></div></div><div data-ttid="RowWrapper" class="RowWrapper-UmqTg HEhan full-bleed-ad row-mid-ntent-ad"><div class="StickyMidContentAdWrapper-fSBzwl drzyIa ad-stickymidntent"><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad--mid-ntent should-hold-space"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot--mid-ntent" data-no-id="tg0jfi"></div></div></div></div><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK kHBDeH grid grid-margs grid-ems-2 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hfxa bjczjj grid-layout--adrail narrow wi-adrail"><div class="GridItem-buujkM stRKV grid--em grid-layout__ntent"><div class="BodyWrapper-kufPGa dUONRr body body__ntaer article__body" data-journey-hook="client-ntent" data-ttid="BodyWrapper"><div class="body__ner-ntaer"><p>Back the seventi, a woman’s choice to keep her main name had more to do wh polics than practily. Today, same-sex upl are rebellg agast nventn as well. “We already jumped to an stutn that barely acknowledged , so why abi by all their other l?” said <em>DIS</em> Magaze Web producer <strong>Nick Scholl</strong> about his cisn not to take his hband’s name. Lawyer <strong>Richard Mollot,</strong> who married his hband <strong>Chris Donnellan</strong> 2010, feels the same way. “To me, the whole pot of the marriage is to validate people’s relatnship and love for another,” Mollot said. “I don’t thk you need to replite everythg that has gone on history.”</p><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad---ntent"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot---ntent" data-no-id="o5014l"></div></div><p>Yet some upl that never nsired changg their nam when enterg marriage rensir the issue when ntemplatg the possibily of havg kids. “The real impet to changg my name was knowg we were gog to have children, and we wanted them to feel part of one fay and not have different nam,” explaed <strong>Ali Bird,</strong> director of The Wall Group, who adopted her wife’s surname back 2007. And while Rovzar is agast changg his name for reer reasons, the edor says that ’s a different story for his future children. “Havg been saddled wh an unpronounceable name, I wouldn’t want to put my kids through that,” he said. “My hband’s name is Barrett, so I thk we would probably go wh that.”</p><p>The mon cir among most upl was simply optg for the more pronounceable or pleasant-soundg name. Bird, for stance, much preferred her wife’s surname over her main name of Schwartz. “A last name like Bird, there is no qutn, [is] the better last name.”</p><p>But what if the answer isn’t always as clear-cut? Rather than flip a , <strong>Martha Wt</strong> and <strong>Tanya Kalivas</strong> chose to host a soccer match on the day of their rehearsal dner to terme whose name they would adopt. The two even dubbed the event "Game for the Name." “We both played llege soccer and are crazy petive,” explaed Wt. “We told iends and fay and everyone got on board and loved the ia.”</p><p>The match, which was <a href=">filmed for <em>The New York Tim</em> Vows sectn</a>, was an emotnal experience for both fai. “I have immigrant parents who are very proud of our herage,” Kalivas explaed. “While Martha’s fay is om Texas and also have a very strong herage. So there was a lot of passn on the field.”</p><p>As luck would have , a last-mute ll—which Wt still ntts—rulted a tie. Overtime wasn’t possible, as the two bris had to sh out to have their hair and makp done for that eveng’s ftivi, so the verdict was left uncid. A year later, the two still haven’t settled on a name for their future fay. While there have been talks of a rematch, Kalivas jt might nce beforehand. “I spect Wt will w the end,” Kalivas said. “Partially based on Martha’s ep, <em>ep</em> belief that her team really won.”</p></div></div></div><div class="GridItem-buujkM fVLMby grid--em grid-layout__asi"><div class="StickyBoxWrapper-jfYB jxBcTH sticky-box"><div class="StickyBoxPrimary-dzWDWL cdhYoN sticky-box__primary"><div class="AdWrapper-dQtivb fZrssQ ad ad--rail"><div class="ad__slot ad__slot--rail" data-no-id="g0hos"></div></div><div class="ConsumerMarketgUnThemedWrapper-iUTMTf jssHut nsumer-marketg-un nsumer-marketg-un--display-rail" role="prentatn" aria-hidn="te"><div class="nsumer-marketg-un__slot nsumer-marketg-un__slot--display-rail"></div><div class="journey-un"></div></div></div><div class="StickyBoxPlaceholr-grPmrg dxAvXx"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="GridWrapper-cAzTTK kHBDeH grid grid-margs grid-ems-2 PaywallInleBarrierWhWrapperGrid-fyrGfS kLQIUk grid-layout--adrail narrow 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GAY HISTORY, FAY CRT & COATS OF ARMS

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[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.

Other early rerds clu: Hilda Gay the Pipe Rolls for Oxfordshire 1192; and William Gaia the Assize Rolls for Staffordshire 1203.

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" [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. 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. 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.

[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]...

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)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.

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]... ) Gay migratn to Canada +Some of the first settlers of this fay name were: Gay Settlers Canada the 17th CenturyFranis Gay, aged 22, who land Quebec 1671Mr.

LAST NAME GAY

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François Gay, French settler travellg to Canada for work arrivg on 18th May 1671 [10]Gay Settlers Canada the 18th CenturySamuel Gay, who arrived Halifax, Nova Stia 1778Mr.

1784 he was Chief Jtice of Court Common Pleas [11]Gay Settlers Canada the 19th CenturyJohn H Gay, who land Esquimalt, Brish Columbia 1862 Gay migratn to Atralia +Emigratn to Atralia followed the First Fleets of nvicts, traspeople and early settlers. John Gay, English nvict who was nvicted Norfolk, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Emma Eugenia" on 2nd November 1837, arrivg New South Wal, Atralia [12]Thomas Gay, who arrived Alai, Atralia aboard the ship "Revery" 1839 [13]Mr.

) Gay migratn to New Zealand +Emigratn to New Zealand followed the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Capta Cook (1769-70): first me sealers, whalers, missnari, and trars. Early immigrants clu: Gay Settlers New Zealand the 19th CenturyJohn Gay, who land Nelson, New Zealand 1844 aboard the ship FifhireMajor Gay, who arrived Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Nimroud" 1860Mr.

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Gay, Brish settler travellg om London aboard the ship "Zealandia" arrivg Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand 1869 [15]Gee Gay, aged 20, a garner, who arrived Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Berar" 1873 Gay migratn to Wt Indi +The Brish first settled the Brish Wt Indi around 1604. [16]Gay Settlers Wt Indi the 17th CenturyWilliam Gay, who settled Barbados 1670John and Abell Gay, who settled Barbados 1685Richard Gay, who settled Jamai 1685 Contemporary Notabl of the name Gay (post 1700) +Noel Gay (1898-1954), born Regald Moxon Armage, English poser of popular mic the 1930s and 1940sGee Kirby Gay (1810-1882), English sailor and settler the Oregon Country, member of the Willamette Cattle Company that brought livtock to OregonMajor David William Mrice Gay MC (1920-2010), Brish Army officer, English cricketerGeofey Gay, English dtrialistJohn Gay (1924-2017), Amerin Amy Award nomated screenwrer, known for his work on Run Silent, Run Deep and Separate TablPeter Gay (1923-2015), born Peter Joachim Fröhlich, an Amerin tor and wrer, Sterlg Profsor of History Emer at Yale UniversyLouis Gay, French Brigadier General durg the French Revolutnary and Napoleonic Wars om 1789 to 1815 [17]Tyson Gay (b.

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Ernt Charl Roy Gay (1887-1917), Canadian rint om Tufts Cove, Dartmouth, Nova Stia, Canada who died the Halifax Explosn (1917) [18]Prce of Wal lliery Mr. Suggted Readgs for the name Gay +John Gay of Wiltshire, England and the Town of Elba, Dodge County, Wisns and Some of His Dcendants Ameri by Grace Gay Sponem. ”· “For gay upl, choosg one name or the other n have ls to do wh the ‘dynamics’ of the relatnship than who has a ‘better name, but outsirs’ worryg/wonrg about this says a lot about existg sex-role stereotyp.

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Gay Surname Orig, Meang & Last Name History Distributn Meang Demographics Siar Transleratn ReferenceGay Surname6, 384th Most Commonsurname the WorldApproximately 88, 569 people bear this surnameGay Surname Defn: This surname is rived om a nickname.

Read More About This Surname Gay Surname Distributn Map2014190118811880PlaceIncinceFrequencyRank AreaUned Stat42, 2441:8, 5801, 031South Sudan7, 3981:1, 543305England5, 3591:10, 3971, 536Hai4, 2431:2, 518363Atralia3, 4151:7, 9051, 180France3, 3031:20, 1102, 332Spa2, 6151:17, 8781, 998Argenta2, 4471:17, 4681, 512Swzerland1, 6331:5, 029745Italy1, 6231:37, 6816, 771Canada1, 6221:22, 7163, 092Philipp1, 5111:67, 00111, 469Rsia9731:148, 12217, 162Indonia8261:160, 10815, 625Sdi Arabia7951:38, 8125, 622Germany6041:133, 28716, 248Brazil5251:407, 76115, 502New Zealand4971:9, 1111, 572Wal4551:6, 801757Sri Lanka4391:47, 4005, 492Mexi4121:301, 2776, 788DR Congo3971:186, 09518, 831Tridad and Tobago3831:3, 561592Stland3651:14, 6681, 857Pakistan3471:514, 8248, 778Egypt3051:301, 42919, 796Thailand2611:270, 64546, 481Cuba2531:45, 5441, 930India2421:3, 169, 69293, 234South Ai2141:253, 16725, 671Bahamas1881:2, 084309Belgium1751:65, 69510, 538Moroc1701:202, 80134, 956Samoa1621:1, 196373Jamai1381:20, 7971, 794Barbados1241:2, 318401Japan1191:1, 074, 32220, 778Portugal1131:92, 1974, 545French Polynia1101:2, 553518Uguay971:35, 3794, 109Grenada931:1, 167218Liberia841:52, 4834, 660Malaysia801:368, 67819, 491Venezuela661:457, 6389, 047Chile631:279, 6278, 218Belas601:158, 35121, 538Northern Ireland531:34, 8123, 411New Caledonia521:5, 3121, 081Colombia501:955, 4819, 064Nigeria491:3, 615, 158105, 602Kuwa481:79, 1819, 331Sgapore431:128, 0865, 748Domin Republic391:267, 5119, 432Kazakhstan341:520, 07337, 773Netherlands331:511, 73348, 115Afghanistan311:1, 037, 1999, 747Uzbekistan271:1, 145, 52421, 534Guam251:6, 405908Cha221:62, 150, 9803, 380Hungary221:446, 19429, 593Poland211:1, 809, 94093, 678Norway191:270, 64728, 127Mrania181:227, 49210, 961Seychell181:5, 133784Israel171:503, 39037, 521Ireland161:294, 30910, 207Greece151:738, 65380, 079Hong Kong151:489, 0323, 321Jersey151:6, 6131, 336Swen151:656, 45048, 545Taiwan151:1, 562, 98310, 375Ivory Coast141:1, 647, 94532, 915Cyps131:68, 0677, 075Senegal131:1, 121, 4883, 334Armenia121:244, 1826, 167Slovakia121:444, 70454, 815Honduras111:801, 4954, 197Pe111:2, 889, 46628, 985Kyrgyzstan101:597, 26542, 601Papua New Guea101:815, 37288, 623Angola91:2, 998, 8024, 903Azerbaijan91:1, 072, 12515, 755Bahra91:149, 8455, 469Myanmar91:5, 770, 887975Niger91:2, 132, 44640, 124Denmark81:705, 58939, 626Estonia81:165, 22626, 217Vietnam71:13, 235, 1512, 948Ben61:1, 722, 60061, 769Cameroon61:3, 461, 511126, 814Qatar61:393, 00055, 922Uned Arab Emirat61:1, 527, 04651, 993Bermuda51:13, 0561, 849Mona51:7, 4131, 114Uganda51:7, 807, 856134, 263Geia41:936, 38624, 100Ghana41:6, 755, 17315, 406Iran41:19, 195, 631219, 601Malta41:107, 5681, 849Namibia41:602, 35012, 421Romania41:5, 019, 46862, 922Bulgaria31:2, 326, 30254, 089Czechia31:3, 544, 490144, 714Puerto Ri31:1, 183, 3805, 289South Korea31:17, 080, 0852, 793Uned Stat Virg Islands31:36, 7924, 502Andorra21:41, 9191, 654Burka Faso21:9, 176, 05023, 741Cambodia21:7, 743, 57311, 959Costa Ri21:2, 390, 03410, 205Croatia21:2, 114, 30285, 143Fland21:2, 748, 35172, 663Jordan21:4, 421, 21822, 351Kenya21:23, 089, 95083, 168Niragua21:3, 010, 5457, 383Tanzania21:26, 470, 806111, 653Zambia21:7, 924, 96145, 994Abkhazia11:242, 8655, 354Albania11:2, 914, 05529, 474Algeria11:38, 631, 551130, 422Atria11:8, 515, 435118, 036Banglash11:159, 356, 77326, 077Bhutan11:616, 0391, 715Bolivia11:10, 616, 43417, 077Bnei11:418, 7313, 893Cayman Islands11:63, 8932, 384Chad11:13, 592, 19913, 092Ecuador11:15, 905, 84650, 210El Salvador11:6, 343, 8888, 415Guatemala11:16, 082, 66812, 169Guernsey11:64, 4392, 137Guyana11:762, 22114, 420Iceland11:380, 09011, 096Latvia11:2, 050, 04660, 295Lebanon11:5, 637, 08332, 436Libya11:6, 243, 9746, 186Luxembourg11:580, 54215, 155Mau11:601, 6301, 582Moldova11:3, 561, 36878, 271Mongolia11:2, 825, 28917, 010Mozambique11:27, 261, 5697, 432Nepal11:28, 480, 95622, 413Northern Mariana Islands11:54, 5801, 498Oman11:3, 687, 97114, 390Panama11:3, 912, 25817, 195Paraguay11:7, 236, 74616, 511Syria11:19, 301, 02222, 457Tajikistan11:8, 386, 69212, 859Transnistria11:474, 69917, 893Turkey11:77, 821, 422191, 047Turkmenistan11:5, 489, 11211, 427Yemen11:26, 425, 29455, 147PlaceIncinceFrequencyRank AreaIreland1131:39, 2023, 597PlaceIncinceFrequencyRank AreaEngland3, 3971:7, 1761, 116Stland3191:11, 7341, 432Wal2741:5, 724379Jersey91:5, 7651, 004PlaceIncinceFrequencyRank AreaUned Stat9, 1661:5, 479686The alternate forms: Gáy (4) & Gaÿ (1) are lculated. Ja Gay Nethertoun of Crawfordjohn 1682 and five more of the name appear Lanark Commissart Rerd, and William Gay was horsehirer Dumi 1781 (Dumi).

Natnaly or untry of origThe surname Gay (Bengali: গয়, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻲ, Hdi: गय, Marathi: गाय, Oriya: ଗାୟ, Rsian: Гай, Tibetan: དགེ་) is found most equently The Uned Stat. This last name occurs mostly The Ameris, where 58 percent of Gay live; 48 percent live North Ameri and 47 percent live Anglo-North Ameri. It is also the 17, 616th most prevalent first name ternatnally, borne by 53, 006 last name Gay is most monly occurrg The Uned Stat, where is borne by 42, 244 people, or 1 8, 580.

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