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

The surname Shay (Hindi: शाय, Marathi: शाय, Oriya: ଶୟ, Russian: Шай) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

Shay is the 29,436^th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 400,283 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Shay reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shay is also the 18,163^rd most common forename internationally. It is borne by 51,143 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 12,830 people, or 1 in 28,251. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 10 percent live, New York, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 77 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 14 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Shay Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Shay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shay surname expanded 173 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 1 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shay Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shay surname are 10.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.51% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shay earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.65% more than the national average, earning $44,723 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.81% more than the national average, earning $52,571 CAD per year.