Laya Family History
Laya Name Meaning
Indian (Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Maharashtra): from a word in local dialects of Hindi meaning ‘bird’. This name is traditionally borne by carpenters. Spanish: habitational name from any of at least two places called Laya in Biscay and Burgos or Laia in Galicia (Lugo) which are thought to be of pre-Roman origin. Filipino: nickname from Tagalog laya ‘free emancipated’ or a topographic name from laya a word which in various languages of the Philippines means ‘interior part of a country’ or ‘upper part of a town’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022