Jay (surname)

Jay is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Allan Jay (1931–2023), British world champion épée & foil fencer
Antoine Jay (1770–1854), French writer
Antony Jay (1930–2016), British writer
Bill Jay (1940–2009) photographer, magazine and picture editor, etc
Candee Jay (born 1981), Dutch musician
Charlotte Jay (1919–1996), Australian writer
David Jay (born 1982), American activist
Douglas Jay, Baron Jay (1907–1996), British politician
Herman Jay (born 1976), International Aesthetic dentist
Isabel Jay (1879–1927), British opera singer
Joey Jay (born 1935), American baseball player
John Jay (1745–1829), American politician and jurist
John Jay (1817–1894), American lawyer
John Jay Schieffelin (1897–1987), an American rear admiral and executive director of the English-Speaking Union
Jon Jay (born 1985), American baseball player
Karla Jay (born 1947), American writer
Margaret Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington (born 1939), British politician
Marie-Louise Jaÿ (1838–1925), French businesswoman
Martin Jay (born 1944), American historian
Michael Jay, Baron Jay of Ewelme (born 1946), British politician
Norman Jay (born 1957), British DJ
Paul Jay (born 1951), Canadian film director and journalist
Paul L. Jay (born 1946), American literary theorist
Peter Augustus Jay (1776–1843), American public servant
Peter Jay (born 1937), British broadcaster and diplomat
Pierre Jay (1870–1949), American banker
Ricky Jay (1948–2018), American magician
Steve Jay (born 1951), American bassist
Tony Jay (1933–2006), British actor
Tyler Jay (born 1994), baseball player
Vincent Jay (born 1985), French biathlete
William Jay (minister) (1769–1853), British preacher
William Jay (jurist) (1789–1858), American jurist
William Jay (Colonel) (died 1915), American army colonel
William Jay Schieffelin (1866–1955), an American businessman and philanthropist
William Jay Schieffelin Jr. (1891–1985), an American businessman and philanthropist

Jay is also a transliteration of the Korean surname Chae.

See also