The Kay surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 23,189 people carried this name — #1,402 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 11,600 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 71 people named Kay.
Most of them — 36 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Territoire de Belfort.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
60 people named Kay live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kay.
- Kaus 859 · U.S. census
- Kauss 229 · U.S. census
- Kautz 3,853 · U.S. census
- Kautzmann 127 · U.S. census
- Kawa 1,098 · U.S. census
- Kawecki 616 · U.S. census
- Kaya 1,156 · U.S. census
- Kayser 3,391 · U.S. census
- Kazandjian 208 · U.S. census
- Kazmierczak 1,720 · U.S. census
- Kebe 232 · U.S. census
- Kechichian 126 · U.S. census
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