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Where did the English Kay family come from? What is the English Kay family crest and coat of arms? When did the Kay family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Kay family history?
The surname Kay is derived from the Breton and Old Welsh word "Cai," and the Cornish word "Key," both of which meant "wharf." This name became the Middle English given name Kay. Some instances of this surname are no doubt derived from the Old English "Coeg," which meant "key."
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- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Kay, Kaye and others.First found in the Pipe Rolls for Northumbria where Britius filius Kay is listed there in 1199. Cecilia de Kay was in the Pipe Rolls for Gloucestershire in that same year. Another early record in the Pipe Rolls is of John del Cay in 1207 in London. John del Cai was Sheriff of London in 1201 and may be the same person as the aforementioned Pipe Roll entry. The Hundred Rolls of 1273 list a Jordan Kay but the Yorkshire Poll Tax records of 1379 has the most entries of the time: Robertus Cay; Alanus Kay; Johanna Caa; and Willelmus Ka. [1]
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Kay Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- James Kay, who arrived in Virginia in 1677
Kay Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Jonathan Kay, a Minister, who arrived in Maryland in 1711
- Francis Kay, who settled in New England in 1751
- Alexander Kay, who arrived in New York city in 1775
- George Kay, who landed in New York in 1795
Kay Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Charles Kay, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1811
- Alexander Kay, who landed in New York, NY in 1815
- Francis Kay, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1815
- Eliza Kay, who landed in New York, NY in 1816
- James Kay, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816
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- Hershy Kay (1919-1981), American composer
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- Sir Maurice Kay (b. 1942), British Judge of the High Court of Justice
- Sir John Kay (1943-2004), British High Court judge
- Brigadier Orville Montague Miles Kay (b. 1898), Military Attaché to China (1943)
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- The Ancestors of Robert Kay of South Carolina by Carl B. Kay.
- The Four Children of James Kay of Essex County, VA by Kent Kay Freeman.
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- ^ Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Other References- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds. Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
- Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
- Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
- Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
- Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
- Reaney P.H and R.M. Wilson. A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X).
- Hanks, Hodges, Mills and Room. The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-19-860561-7).
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