Caye History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Noble surnames, such as Caye, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Caye, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Picardy. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate.

Early Origins of the Caye family

The surname Caye was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie.)

Early History of the Caye family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Caye research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1380, 1425, 1454, 1554, 1559, 1562, 1572, 1636, 1645, 1650, 1658, 1664, 1673, 1688, 1696, 1780, 1811, 1825 and 1864 are included under the topic Early Caye History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Caye Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cail, Calhau, Caillou, Cailloux, Caillouet, Caillaret, De Caillaret, Caillette, Callier, Caillé, Caillot, Caillet, Caillat, Cailliat, Cailliot, Caillau, Caillaud, Caillaux, Cailleaux, Caillard, Cailleteau, Cailleton, Caillotin, Caille, la Caille, Caill, Caillebot, Caillemer, Cayer, Cayart, Caye, Cayeu, Cayeux and many more.

Early Notables of the Caye family

Notable amongst the family name at this period was

of the same name were some magistrates of Nantes in 1636 and 1650. The Cailhaut of La Theysserie of Nantes produced a member of the sovereign council of New France (Canada), who died in 1673. Philippe...
Josephine Caye was a composer in Metz in 1825
a Cayeux was a geologist and, born in Semousies in 1864, was the son of a soldier of the regiment under Napoleon III

Caye migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Caye Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Julius Caye, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1873 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)