The Paray surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 163 people carried this name — #108,734 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 14% from 143 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 105 people named Paray.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Nord.
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.
Who carried it
People named Paray,
with a public archive behind them.
-
Paul Paray 1886–1979 · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Paray.
- Parada 8,649 · U.S. census
- Paradis 6,113 · U.S. census
- Paradiso 1,865 · U.S. census
- Paradowski 479 · U.S. census
- Paran 204 · U.S. census
- Parascandola 194 · U.S. census
- Paraz 104 · U.S. census
- Parce 136 · U.S. census
- Parde 302 · U.S. census
- Pardes 122 · U.S. census
- Pardi 770 · U.S. census
- Pardini 929 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Paray is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.