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

The surname Jay (Arabic: جاي, Bengali: জয়, Hindi: जय, Marathi: जय, Oriya: ଜୟ, Tibetan: ཇེ་) is most common in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms: Jaÿ. Click here for further potential spellings of Jay.

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

This last name is the 10,081^st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 130,536 people. Jay is primarily found in The Americas, where 34 percent of Jay reside; 32 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Jay is also the 687^th most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 1,196,067 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 16,071 people, or 1 in 22,554. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States Jay occurs in 156 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Jay Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Jay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jay last name rose 661 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,344 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 440 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Jay Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Jay last name is predominantly Catholic (57%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Jay last name are 11.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.69% being registered with the party.

The amount Jay earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.35% less than the national average, earning 289,503 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.41% more than the national average, earning R 383,580 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.7% less than the national average, earning $22,316,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.56% more than the national average, earning $44,255 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.23% more than the national average, earning $51,784 CAD per year.