Lai Family History
Lai Name Meaning
Chinese : from the name of a state called Lai (in
present-day Henan province), which existed during the Spring and
Autumn period (722–481 bc). Descendants of the ruling class
of this state adopted its name as their surname.Chinese
: Cantonese variant of Li 2.Vietnamese:
unexplained.Polish: dialect variant of the personal name
Lew ‘lion’ (see Lew 2).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Lai Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Lai families
 31 - 60  11 - 30 |
 1 - 10  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Lai Family Origin
Lai Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Lai
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Lai Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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Lai Civil War Service Records
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