Lay (surname)

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


 * Alfred Morrison Lay (1836–1879), U.S. politician
 * Beirne Lay, Jr. (1909–1982), American author and World War II aviator
 * Benjamin Lay (1681–1760), English Quaker and abolitionist
 * Bob Lay (1944–2022), Australian sprinter
 * Caren Lay (born 1972), German politician
 * Carol Lay (born 1952), American author
 * Cecil Howard Lay (1885–1956), English poet
 * Charles Downing Lay (1877–1956), American landscape architect
 * Donald P. Lay (1926–2007), American jurist
 * Elzy Lay (1868–1934), U.S. outlaw
 * George W. Lay (1798-1860), U.S. politician
 * George Tradescant Lay (c. 1800–1845), British naturalist, missionary and diplomat
 * Herman Lay (1909–1982), American businessman
 * Horatio Nelson Lay (1832–1898), British diplomat
 * Humberto Lay (born 25 September 1934), Peruvian evangelical pastor
 * Jeffrey Lay (born 1969), Canadian rower
 * John Louis Lay (1832–1899), American inventor
 * Josh Lay (born 1982), American football player
 * Kenneth Lay (1942–2006), U.S. businessman
 * Ken Lay (police officer) (born 1956), Australian police commissioner
 * Ko Lay (born 31 October 1931), Burmese politician
 * Oliver Ingraham Lay (1845-1890), American portrait painter.
 * Sam Lay (1935–2022), American drummer and vocalist
 * Stan Lay (1906–2003), New Zealand track and field athlete
 * Susan Lay (born March 13, 1985), English actress, musician, and TV presenter