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Clay

in Delaware

There are 75 people with the last name "Clay" in Delaware.

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Ranking in Delaware

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Clay 1,269
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  1. is 1,265th most common Bower
  2. is 1,266th most common Bull
  3. is 1,267th most common Camacho
  4. is 1,268th most common Caputo
  5. is 1,269th most common Clay
  6. is 1,270th most common Coffin
  7. is 1,271st most common Gary
  8. is 1,272nd most common Hooper
  9. is 1,273rd most common Kaplan

Most Common First Names for Clay

George, Darren, Timothy, Ayesha, Caesar, Edna, Irene, Mary, Sharon, Tina

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 Delaware

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George Clay, DE (5 searches)
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