Flay Family History
Flay Name Meaning
English: nickname from either of two Middle English words: fle(gh) ‘flea’ (Old English flēah) or fli(gh)e ‘fly winged insect’ (Old English flēoghe). The two Middle English words share a number of spellings and it is hard to separate them.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022