Defay is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Defay
No. of characters: 5
Origin: France
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Defay

How popular is Defay?

Defay is common in France.

Defay is ranked 226991 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Defaies grew by 17.82178 per cent to 238 since 2000 and ranked 79846 after elevating 6150 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 60.5 65.84
Black 31.09 23.27
Hispanic or Latino 6.3 6.93
Defay is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in France. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Luxembourg. Around 1456 people have been found who wears Defay as their family name. Defay have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,654 Haiti5
214,847 Australia4
56,169 Mexico1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
30,360 Thailand1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
36,547 Switzerland27
126,462 England22
3,830 Luxembourg20
189,966 Canada11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
22,440 Belgium74
Countries with hundreds of Defay:
88,927 United States261
Countries with thousands of Defay:
8,716 France1,029

Comments

M
Mittie Zajac
 The etymology of the name comes from the medieval Latin defendum called himself a bounds of pasture in the middle ages.

Defay Namesakes

  • Jean-Michel Defaye, Composer
  • Jean-Michel Defaye, Composer
  • Jean-Michel Defaye, Composer
  • Christophe Defays, Musician
  • Jean-Michel Defaye, Composer

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