# Kaye (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kaye/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Middle English, spelling variant of Kay.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,627 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,113 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 35,788 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.4% (8,753 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkeɪ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kaye in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kaye in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Kaye

- Gorden Kaye, British actor (1941–2017)
- Carol Kaye, American bass guitarist
- Paul Kaye, British actor and comedian
- Lenny Kaye, American guitarist, songwriter, producer, journalist
- Ivan Kaye, British actor
- Caren Kaye, actress
- Celia Kaye, actress
- Nora Kaye, American ballet dancer and choreographer (1920-1987)

## Similar surnames

Kaya, Kay, Ky, Key, Ko, Kee, Kehoe, Kuo, Kao, Koo, Ku, Koh.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.