Find Vital Records Instantly!
Lay Family History
Lay Genealogy & Family TreeLay is an English name from Cheshire, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Old English leah which means "wood clearing." The family motto is Force avec vertu which means "Strength with virtue."
Other spellings include "Ley," "Leyie," "Lea," "Leigh," "Legh," "Leghe," "Ligh," and "Lighe." Notable people with the surname include American football player Josh Lay (New Orleans Saints, St. Louis Rams), American musician Sam Lay (Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Willie Dixon), . The first Lay to come to America was Robert Lay in Massachusetts in 1638.
Lay Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Jamie R. Lay -- --, 1847 December 0, 1847 South Carolina
- Granville Hunt Lay -- --, 1857 November 22, 1934
- Charles Robert Lay -- --, 1914 November 22, 2000 South Carolina
- Henry Lay -- --, 1805 December 0, 1877
- James F. Lay -- --, 1801 March 11, 1867 South Carolina
Lay Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Byrom Beverly Lay -- --, 1890 August 0, 1973
- Marian Lay -- --, 1867 September 22, 1934 Tasmania
- John William Bud Lay -- --, 1875 June 10, 1948 Utah
- Abner Mc Charles Lay -- --, 1839 April 20, 1912 Georgia
- Nancy Lay -- --, 1807 December 0, 1882 South Carolina
Celebrities related to this last name 
