Kaye (surname) explained

Kaye
Language:	English
Language origin:	Old English (also Breton Cornish, Welsh and Latin)^[1]
Derivation:	"cai", "key" (wharf) "coeg" (key)
Meaning:	"wharf" or "key"

Kaye is an English surname (from the old English kaie).^{[2] [3]} In England, the Kayes of Lancashire and Yorkshire included the Kaye family of Woodesham, Yorkshire.

Notable people with this surname include:

Music

• Carol Kaye, American electric bass player
• Charlene Kaye, American singer
• Dave Kaye, British pianist
• Florence Kaye, songwriter
• Judy Kaye, American actress and singer
• Lenny Kaye, musician
• Mary Kaye, American guitarist
• Sammy Kaye, American bandleader and songwriter
• Tony Kaye (musician), British keyboard player

Politics

• Frederick A. Kaye (1796–1866), fourth and sixth mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
• John Kaye (politician) (1955–2016), Australian academic and politician
• William Kaye (1813–1890), fourteenth mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
• Laurence "Loz" Kaye, former Leader of Pirate Party UK

Sports

• Alicia Kaye, Canadian/US professional triathlete
• James Kaye, British racing driver
• Jonathan Kaye (born 1970), professional golfer on PGA Tour
• Mark-Anthony Kaye (born 1994), Canadian soccer player
• Matthew Kaye, American professional wrestler
• Peter Kaye, English footballer

Television and film

• Celia Kaye, American actress
• Danny Kaye, American actor and comedian
• Darwood "Waldo" Kaye, American actor and minister
• David Kaye, Canadian voice actor
• Gorden Kaye, British actor
• Ivan Kaye, British actor
• Linda Kaye, American actress
• Norman Kaye, Australian actor
• Paul Kaye, British actor and comedian
• Randi Kaye, investigative reporter for CNN
• Stubby Kaye, American comic actor
• Thorsten Kaye, German actor
• Tony Kaye (director), British film director

Literature

• M. M. Kaye, British novelist
• Marilyn Kaye, American children's author
• Sheila Kaye-Smith, British novelist

Other

• Sir Emmanuel Kaye, British businessman
• John William Kaye, British military historian
• John Lister-Kaye, British naturalist
• Jonathan Kaye (linguist), linguist
• Judith Kaye, American judge
• Martin Kaye (1919-1977), British Anglican priest
• Mel Kaye, programmer of legend
• Nora Kaye, American ballerina
• Otis Kaye, American artist
• Wendy Kaye, American model

See also

• Kay (surname)
• Kaye baronets

External links

• Possible Origins of Kaye

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5sVq7VQlNwcC&pg=PA1807&dq&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwil2a2k6vKBAxUIIsAKHdxyBHUQ6AF6BAgCEAI#v=onepage&q/ A Dictionary of English Surnames
2. Web site: Kaye Name Meaning & Kaye Family History at Ancestry.co.uk® . 2022-08-28 . www.ancestry.co.uk.
3. Book: Hanks, Patrick . Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set . 2003-05-08 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-977169-1 . 284 . en.