Nay Family History

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Nay Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish: reduced form of McNay. English: variant of Nye. French: habitational name from places so called in Manche and Pyrénées Atlantiques, possibly named with Latin Nadium, from a Gaulish personal name, Nadius. Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a tailor or embroiderer, from a derivative of naaien ‘to sew’. Jewish (Ashkenazic): Yiddish equivalent of German Neu.

Similar surnames: May, Ney, Hay, Kay, Say, Ray, Lay, Nau, Pay, Gay

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1920

You can see how Nay families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Nay family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Nay families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 18 Nay families living in Virginia. This was about 30% of all the recorded Nay's in the USA. Virginia had the highest population of Nay families in 1840.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Nay surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Nay Family Occupations

What did your Nay ancestors do for a living?

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Farmer
50%
Laborer
5%
Keeping House
5%
Carpenter
3%

Nay Historical Records

What Nay family records will you find?

Census Record
There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Nay. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Nay census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.
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Passenger List
There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Nay. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.
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Draft Card
There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Nay. For the veterans among your Nay ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
View all Nay military records

Census Record

There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Nay. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Nay census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search 1940's US census records for Nay

Passenger List

There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Nay. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

View all Nay immigration records

Draft Card

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Nay. For the veterans among your Nay ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

View all Nay military records

Nay Life Expectancy

What is the average Nay lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Nay life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Nay in 1942 was 41, and 74 in 2004.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Nay