Lye meaning | Last name Lye origin

Following is the meaning of Lye surname. Family name Lye is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Lye
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Malaysia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Lye

Lye is used as a family name or surname in Malaysia languages. Lye has 3 characters long in length.

Lye is common in Malaysia country(ies).

Lye is ranked 24969 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Lyes grew by 10.12658 per cent to 435 since 2000 and ranked 48530 after elevating 1339 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 65.52 64.81
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
26.67 25.32
Others 3.22 4.05
Black 2.53 3.8

How popular is Lye?

Lye is quite popular family name mostly used in Malaysia while Singapore is ahead in terms of density. Around 20505 people have been found who wears Lye as their family name. Lye is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
486,351 Russia10
96,935 Spain10
318,252 Ukraine6
8,040 Guyana6
5,909 Bangladesh3
18,625 Japan2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
900 Laos2
883 Macau2
19,046 Ireland2
50,640 Switzerland2
5,936 Bahrain2
3,952 Yemen1
28,746 Algeria1
13,606 Senegal1
50,549 Georgia1
4,249 Cambodia1
7,292 Vietnam1
29,774 Venezuela1
165,773 Belarus1
42,479 Greece1
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

During the great famine, 23 years old workman Patrick Lye who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on April 28, 1847 by Virginian put out from Liverpool.

Comments :Linda Pleasant Lye is a rare surname, designated the native of lye, two-sevres place name.

Celebrities having Lye surname

Aleyn Lyell Reade Author
James Lye Television actor
Charles Lyell Lawyer
Omar Lye-Fook Singer
Bix Lye Sculptor
David Lye Cricket Player
Charles Henry Lyell British Politician
Charles Lyell Lawyer
Deirdre Lyell Professor
Omar Lye-Fook Singer

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