Jay (surname)

Jay is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Allan Jay (1931–2023), British world champion épée & foil fencer
 * Antoine Jay (1770–1854), French writer
 * Antony Jay (1930–2016), British writer
 * Bill Jay (1940–2009) photographer, magazine and picture editor, etc
 * Candee Jay (born 1981), Dutch musician
 * Charlotte Jay (1919–1996), Australian writer
 * David Jay (born 1982), American activist
 * Douglas Jay (1907–1996), British politician
 * Herman Jay (born 1976), International Aesthetic dentist
 * Isabel Jay (1879–1927), British opera singer
 * Joey Jay (born 1935), American baseball player
 * John Jay (1745–1829), American politician and jurist
 * John Jay (1817–1894), American lawyer
 * John Jay Schieffelin (1897–1987), an American rear admiral and executive director of the English-Speaking Union
 * Jon Jay (born 1985), American baseball player
 * Karla Jay (born 1947), American writer
 * Margaret Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington (born 1939), British politician
 * Marie-Louise Jaÿ (1838–1925), French businesswoman
 * Martin Jay (born 1944), American historian
 * Michael Jay, Baron Jay of Ewelme (born 1946), British politician
 * Norman Jay (born 1957), British DJ
 * Paul Jay (born 1951), Canadian film director and journalist
 * Paul L. Jay (born 1946), American literary theorist
 * Peter Augustus Jay (1776–1843), American public servant
 * Peter Jay (born 1937), British broadcaster and diplomat
 * Pierre Jay (1870–1949), American banker
 * Ricky Jay (1948–2018), American magician
 * Robert Jay (born 1959), English high court judge
 * Steve Jay (born 1951), American bassist
 * Tony Jay (1933–2006), British actor
 * Tyler Jay (born 1994), baseball player
 * Vincent Jay (born 1985), French biathlete
 * William Jay (minister) (1769–1853), British preacher
 * William Jay (jurist) (1789–1858), American jurist
 * William Jay (colonel) (died 1915), American army colonel
 * William Jay Schieffelin (1866–1955), an American businessman and philanthropist
 * William Jay Schieffelin Jr. (1891–1985), an American businessman and philanthropist

Jay is also a transliteration of the Korean surname Chae.