Lay

Etymology

 * As an English surname, spelling variant of.
 * As a Scottish surname, reduced from.
 * As a Khmer surname,.
 * As a surname, from several place names in France. The river is from.
 * As a surname, from various placenames in Bavaria and Rhineland.

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Lay is the 1,957th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18,468 individuals. Lay is most common among White (70.98%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (14.41%) individuals.