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De%20hay Name Meaning

French: topographic name, with the preposition de, for someone who lived by an enclosure, from Old French haye ‘hedge’, or a habitational name from any of the various places named with this word.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Demay, Denham, Deshaw, Derham, De Sa, De Haas, De Haro, De Haan

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You can see how De%20hay families moved over time by selecting different census years. The De%20hay family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most De%20hay families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 8 De%20hay families living in Texas. This was about 80% of all the recorded De%20hay's in USA. Texas had the highest population of De%20hay families in 1880.
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Between 1988 and 1993, in the United States, De%20hay life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1992, and highest in 1993. The average life expectancy for De%20hay in 1988 was 78, and 80 in 1993.

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