Kaye (surname)

Kaye
Pronunciation/ˈkeɪ/
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)Old English (also Breton Cornish, Welsh and Latin)[1]
Derivation"cai", "key" (wharf)
"coeg" (key)
Meaning"wharf" or "key"
Other names
Variant form(s)
  • Kay

Kaye is an English surname (from the old English kaie).[2][3] In England, the Kayes of Lancashire and Yorkshire included the Kaye family of Woodesham, Yorkshire.

Notable people with this surname include:

  1. ^ A Dictionary of English Surnames. P.H. Reaney. Routledge. Published 1991.
  2. ^ "Kaye Name Meaning & Kaye Family History at Ancestry.co.uk®". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  3. ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003-05-08). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.