Sayse Surname
Approximately 354 people bear this surname
Sayse Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the foreigner,' the stranger, the Englishman. A Welsh surname; compare Inglis, Walsh, Irish.
Anian Seys, 1309, Bishop of Bangor.
William Sys, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameSayse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 332 | 1:304,934 | 43,036 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Sayse (15) may also be a first name.
Sayse Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the foreigner,' the stranger, the Englishman. A Welsh surname; compare Inglis, Walsh, Irish.
Anian Seys, 1309, Bishop of Bangor.
William Sys, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Rogerus Seys, 1384: History and Ant. St. David's.
1619. Henry Sayse and Margaret Warren: Marriage Lic. (London).
Ilyke de Ivon Seys: Visitation Gloucestershire (1623).
Joane Howell ap Evan Sais: ibid.
'At the Chepstow police-court on Saturday, before Messrs. G. Seys and H. Lowe, &c.: South Wales Daily News, Aug. 26, 1889.
(Anglo-Celt.-Teut.) Saxon, Englishman [Welsh sais: cp. Gaelic Sas-unn-ach = Irish Sas-ann-ach, Englishman, Saxon: v. under Sax] An early-14th-cent. Bishop of Bangor was surnamed Seys; a Kenrick Seys is mentioned in the Cheshire Chamberlain’s Accounts for 1303-4; and an ap Evan Sais occurs in a 17th-cent. Glouc. Visitation. (Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at a Willow- Tree [Dialectal French sáce, Old French sas, sals, etc.; Latin salix, a willow]
V. Sayce.
(Welsh) The foreigner; the Englishman.
Sayce is a Monmouthshire name, where it is associated with Seys. Sayce also occurs in Herefordshire, Shropshire, and North Wales. Say is now a Somerset name. Say or De Say was the name of a powerful baronial family of Shropshire from the 11th to the 14th century (Eyton's "Shropshire"). In the 13th century this name took the form also of Seis in Shropshire, of De Saze in Wilts, and of De Says in Lincolnshire; whilst Le Say and De Say were common names in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Kent, and London at that period (H. R.).
Sayse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sayse Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sayse (Marathi: सायसे) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sayse? popularity and diffusion
Sayse is the 794,916th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. Sayse occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sayse live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 15 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 332 people, or 1 in 304,934. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Mimaropa, where 28 percent are found, Western Visayas, where 27 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 15 percent are found. Besides The Philippines Sayse exists in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent are found and Taiwan, where 1 percent are found.
Sayse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sayse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sayse surname declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sayse Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sayse in the Marathi language | ||
| सायसे | sayase | - |
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