There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Kaye, one in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

The Kaye Baronetcy, of Woodesham in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of England on 4 February 1642 for John Kaye. He was a Colonel

Colonel

Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...

 of the Horse in the service of King Charles I

Charles I of England

Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...

 during the Civil War

English Civil War

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. His title was forfeited by the Parliamentarians but restored after the return of the monarchy in 1660. The second and third Baronets represented Yorkshire

Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Yorkshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1290, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...

 in the House of Commons

British House of Commons

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. The fourth Baronet represented York and served as Mayor of York. He was also a well-known Jacobite

Jacobitism

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 supporter. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1809.

The Kaye, later Lister-Kaye Baronetcy, of Grange in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 December 1812 for John Lister Kaye. He was the natural son and heir of the fifth Baronet of the 1642 creation. The second Baronet assumed the additional surname of Lister. The eighth Baronet is a writer on nature and environmental issues.

The Kaye Baronetcy, of Huddersfield in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 8 March 1923 for the textile manufacturer Joseph Kaye

Joseph Kaye

Joseph Kaye was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who played for Lancashire...

. He was a Senior Director of Kaye and Stewart Ltd, of Huddersfield

Huddersfield

Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....

, and a Director of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway

London, Midland and Scottish Railway

The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...

 and of Lloyds Bank

Lloyds Bank

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Kaye Baronets, of Woodesham (1642)

• Sir John Kaye, 1st Baronet (1616-1662)
• Sir John Kaye, 2nd Baronet (c. 1641-1706)
• Sir Arthur Kaye, 3rd Baronet (c. 1670-1726)
• Sir John Lister Kaye, 4th Baronet (1697-1752)
• Sir John Lister Kaye, 5th Baronet (1725-1789)
• Sir Richard Kaye, 6th Baronet
  Sir Richard Kaye, 6th Baronet
  Sir Richard Kaye, 6th Baronet , FRS was an English churchman and scientist. He was Dean of Lincoln from 1783, and inherited the baronetcy from his elder brother Sir John Lister Kaye, 5th Baronet in 1789..-Life:...
  
   (1736-1809)

Kaye, later Lister-Kaye Baronets, of Grange (1812)

• Sir John Lister Kaye, 1st Baronet
  John Lister Kaye (MCC cricketer)
  John Lister Kaye was a noted amateur cricketer in the late 18th century. His career spanned the 1787 to 1798 seasons and he played mainly for Marylebone Cricket Club and Surrey. He made 12 known appearances in major cricket matches....
  
   (1772-1827)
• Sir John Lister Lister-Kaye, 2nd Baronet (1801-1871)
• Sir John Pepys Lister-Kaye, 3rd Baronet (1853-1924)
• Sir Cecil Edmund Lister-Kaye, 4th Baronet (1854-1931)
• Sir Kenelm Arthur Lister-Kaye, 5th Baronet
  Kenelm Lister-Kaye
  Kenelm Arthur Lister-Kaye was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who played eight games for Oxford University in 1912, two matches for the 'Europeans' in matches in India in 1920/21 and 1922/23, plus two games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1928.Born in Kensington, London, England,...
  
   (1892-1955)
• Sir Lister Lister-Kaye, 6th Baronet (1873-1962)
• Sir John Christopher Lister Lister-Kaye, 7th Baronet (1913-1982)
• Sir John Philip Lister Lister-Kaye, 8th Baronet (b. 1946)

Kaye Baronets, of Huddersfield (1923)

• Sir Joseph Henry Kaye, 1st Baronet (1856-1923)
• Sir Henry Gordon Kaye, 2nd Baronet (1889-1956)
• Sir Stephen Henry Gordon Kaye, 3rd Baronet (1917-1983)
• Sir David Alexander Gordon Kaye, 4th Baronet (1919-1994)
• Sir Paul Henry Gordon Kaye, 5th Baronet (b. 1958)