| ![Show Contents]() Caya History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France Noble surnames, such as Caya, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Caya, 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 Caya familyThe surname Caya was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie.) Early History of the Caya familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Caya 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 Caya History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Caya Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 Caya familyNotable amongst the family name at this period was - Jean Cayart, born in La Capelle in 1645 who was an engineer
Migration of the Caya familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 20 settlers of the lineage who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among early immigrants were Catherine Cayer, who married in Quebec in 1730.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Caya (post 1700) | + |
- Dale Caya, retired American soccer goalkeeper who played from 1982 to 1991
- Marcel Caya, university archivist at McGill University in Montreal since 1977
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