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Where Does The Last Name Gay Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gay (Bengali: গয়, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻲ, Hindi: गय, Marathi: गाय, Oriya: ଗାୟ, Russian: Гай, Tibetan: དགེ་) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Gáy or Gaÿ. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gay? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 6,384^th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 82,281 people. Gay occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Gay are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gay is also the 17,616^th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 53,006 people.

The last name Gay is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 42,244 people, or 1 in 8,580. In The United States Gay is primarily found in: Georgia, where 13 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 151 countries. It is also found in South Sudan, where 8 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Gay Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gay last name rose 461 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gay Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gay surname is chiefly Catholic (78%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Gay last name are 10.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.3% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gay earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 61.32% more than the national average, earning €48,445 per year; in Norway they earn 116.56% more than the national average, earning 749,484 kr per year; in Peru they earn 11.25% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,204 per year; in South Africa they earn 23.18% more than the national average, earning R 292,728 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.05% less than the national average, earning $19,284,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.6% less than the national average, earning $40,731 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.74% less than the national average, earning $47,330 CAD per year.