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Bay Family Crest
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Where did the French Bay family come from? What is the French Bay family crest and coat of arms? When did the Bay family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Bay family history?

The prestigious surname Bay comes from the majestic region of Dauphiné, in France. Bay is a topographic surname, a form of hereditary surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Bai, Baie, Bay, Baye, Debai, De Bai, Debaie, De Baie, Debay, De Bay, Debaye, De Baye, Bayard, Bayart, Bayet, Bayol, Bayou, Bayoud and many more.

First found in Dauphiné, where the family was established in early times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bay research. Another 395 words(28 lines of text) covering the years 1779, 1792, 1802, 1804, 1817, 1825, 1827, 1832, 1836, and 1851 are included under the topic Early Bay History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 155 words(11 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bay Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bay Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Joe Bay, aged 16, who settled in Virginia in 1635
  • John Bay, who arrived in Virginia in 1642
  • Andrew and Sarah Bay arrived in Virginia in 1663

Bay Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Steph Bay, who arrived in Virginia in 1714
  • Margreth Bay, who arrived in America in 1770
  • Christian, George, and Jacob Bay all arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1771
  • Jacob Bay, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1771
  • Charles and John Bay settled in Maryland in 1774

Bay Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • R L Bay, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851

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  8. Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
  9. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
  10. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
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The Bay Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Bay Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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