How Common Is the Last Name Lay?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Lay today

20,448

Ranked #1,957 of 162,254 published surnames · 6.26 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 18,468 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

70.98%

Black

7.57%

Asian / Pacific Islander

14.41%

Hispanic

3.8%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.