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Clay

in Colorado

There are 463 people with the last name "Clay" in Colorado.

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Ranking in Colorado

NameRank
Clay 990
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  1. is 986th most common Calhoun
  2. is 987th most common House
  3. is 988th most common Raymond
  4. is 989th most common Wilkerson
  5. is 990th most common Clay
  6. is 991st most common England
  7. is 992nd most common Greenwood
  8. is 993rd most common Yeager
  9. is 994th most common Benjamin

Most Common First Names for Clay

James, John, William, Mark, Robert, Donald, Judy, Mary, Brenda, Christopher

Meaning & History

English: from Old English clǣg ‘clay’, applied as a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of clay soil or as a metonymic occupational name for a worker in a clay pit (see Clayman).

Americanized spelling of German Klee.

FOREBEARS The relatively common English name Clay had several American forebears in the 18th century. Henry Clay, born in Hanover, VA, in 1777, secretary of state for President John Quincy Adams, was descended from English ancestors who came to VA shortly after the founding of Jamestown. The revolutionary war officer Joseph Clay, also a member of the Continental Congress, was a native of Yorkshire, England, who emigrated to GA in 1760 and was a founder of the University of Georgia.

Recent Searches for "Clay" in Colorado

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James Clay, CO (9 searches)
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