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  • Hobart Gay. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) Hobart Gay. It is likely that the name was originally used to describe joyful or merry individuals.

    Other early records include: Hilda de Gay in the Pipe Rolls for Oxfordshire in 1192; and William de Gaia in the Assize Rolls for Staffordshire in 1203. 1971), American PGA professional golfer

  • Lieutenant General Hobart Raymond Gay (1894-1983), American general awarded the Distinguished Service Cross19
  • ... Ernest Charles Roy  Gay (1887-1917), Canadian resident from Tufts Cove, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 21
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    This shift in meaning is largely a result of societal changes and the growing acceptance and visibility of the LGBTQ+ community.

    In conclusion, the last name “Gay” has a multifaceted background, with origins in both the English and Celtic cultures. Retrieved from http://namecensus.com/last-names/gay-surname-popularity/.

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    Etymology of Gay

    What does the name Gay mean?

    The name Gay came to England with the ancestors of the Gay family in the Norman Conquest of 1066.

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    Gay last name popularity, history, and meaning. The most recent statistics we have for the Gay surname is from the 2010 census data.

    Popularity of Gay in America

    Gay is the 1094th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

    The Gay surname appeared 32,025 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 11 people would have the surname Gay.

    We can also compare 2010 data for Gay to data from the previous census in 2000.

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  • "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". 7 However, in France, the name Gay is ranked the 178th most popular surname with an estimated 18,846 people with that name. NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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    NameCensus.com, http://namecensus.com/last-names/gay-surname-popularity/. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart_R._Gay

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    • Gay Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
    • Pierre Gay, aged 20, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 10
    • Anne Gay, who settled in Maryland in 1723
    • Samuel Gay, who landed in Virginia in 1740 10
    • Jacob Gay, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 10
    • William Gay, who landed in Virginia in 1772 10
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      Michael Gay, (b. 1784 he was Chief Justice of Court Common Pleas 13

    Gay Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
    • John H Gay, who landed in Esquimalt, British Columbia in 1862

    Gay migration to Australia+

    Emigration to Australiaincluded the First Fleetand Second Fleetof convicts, tradespeople and early settlers.

    They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. NameCensus.com. Early immigrants include:

    Gay Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
    • John Gay, who landed in Nelson, New Zealand in 1844 aboard the ship Fifeshire
    • Major Gay, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Nimroud" in 1860
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      John Gay, English convict who was convicted in Norfolk, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Emma Eugenia" on 2nd November 1837, arriving in New South Wales, Australia14

    • Thomas Gay, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Recovery" in 1839 15
    • Mr. 1794), aged 47, Cornish settler departing from Falmouth aboard the ship "Cornwall" arriving in the United States on 3 June 1841 11
    • A W Gay, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1849 10
    • J Gay, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 10
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      Over time, it may have also come to be associated with qualities such as swiftness or wind, as well as geographic or occupational ties. A few years later, Gilbert Gay was listed in the Pipe Rolls for Lincolnshire in 1191.