How common is the surname Aye?

1,823 people in the United States had the surname Aye in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,361 Americans. It ranked 15,938th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Aye?

Marion Aye, American film actress (1903–1951).

Where is the surname Aye most common?

Wikidata records people named Aye in the United States.

Is the surname Aye getting more or less common?

More common. 760 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,823 in 2010, up 140%.

The surname Aye

Q: Where does the surname Aye come from?

Borrowed from Burmese အေး (e: /eì/).

A Burmese surname, carried by 1,823 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex A000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Aye is more common than 90.2% of them.

Origin

Burmese origin

Borrowed from Burmese အေး (e: /⁠eì⁠/).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,823 people named Aye in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 169,361 Americans. That is up 140% since 2000, when the Census counted 760.

#15,938

rank among US surnames

1,823

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+139.9%

change since 2000 (was #29,325)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,931	Murch	1,824	169,268
#15,938	Allyn	1,823	169,361
#15,947	Butner	1,822	169,454

Who is named Aye

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

70% of people named Aye identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 17% as white (not Hispanic) and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 70%
White (not Hispanic) 17%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Two or more races 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Ayes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marion Aye
American film actress (1903–1951)

Questions

Where does the surname Aye come from?: Borrowed from Burmese အေး (e: /⁠eì⁠/).
How common is the surname Aye?: 1,823 people in the United States had the surname Aye in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,361 Americans. It ranked 15,938th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Aye?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Aye identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 17% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Aye?: Marion Aye, American film actress (1903–1951).
Where is the surname Aye most common?: Wikidata records people named Aye in the United States.
Is the surname Aye getting more or less common?: More common. 760 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,823 in 2010, up 140%.