de La Hay Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Wales

de La Hay Surname Definition:

A Norman name: La Haye; a local name

de La Hay Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
England41:13,929,515290,718
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Wales111:142,5835,610
Guernsey21:16,3281,834

de La Hay Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Norman name: La Haye; a local name

— British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

De la hay: named by Wace. Niel, son of Humphry de la Haye, is named in a deed of 1060. From La Haye-du- Puits, in the arrondissement of Coûtance. Hence the family name of Hay and Haye.

— Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

A Norman name: La Haye; a local name

— British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber
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de La Hay Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de La Hay Come From? nationality or country of origin

de La Hay is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name de La Hay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of de La Hay are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 3,377,435. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 100 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent are found and Wales, where 23 percent are found.

de La Hay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de La Hay has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 73 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de La Haye951,437/
de La Haya9510/
de La Hays950/
de La Hayes901/
de La Hey8926/
de La Aya891/
de La Haz891/
de La Cha891/
de La A8868/
de La Hoya841,034/
de La Hija84108/
de La Hoyo841/
de La Ayes841/
de La Haie840/
de La Haije8071/
de La Chaux807/
de las Ayes801/
de La Hiz7837/
De-La-Hay7812/
de La Gey788/
de La Oya786/
de La Aja781/
de La E751/
de La Joya7472/
De-La-Haye7471/
de Los Chayos731/
de La Choue701/
de Los Hoyos6773/
De-La-Hey674/
de La Joie635/
de La Joue631/
de Los Eyes601/
de Los Ojos5070/
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