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
The last name Sayse (Marathi: सायसे) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sayse.
How Common Is The Last Name Sayse? popularity and diffusion
It is the 794,916th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 20,586,288 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sayse live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Sayse is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 15 people.
Sayse is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 332 people, or 1 in 304,934. In The Philippines Sayse is most common in: Mimaropa, where 28 percent reside, Western Visayas, where 27 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 15 percent reside. Not including The Philippines Sayse exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside and Taiwan, where 1 percent reside.
Sayse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sayse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sayse last name fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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Sayse Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sayse in the Marathi language | ||
| सायसे | sayase | - |
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