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Clay

in Illinois

There are 1,746 people with the last name "Clay" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

NameRank
Clay 530
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  1. is 526th most common Maxwell
  2. is 527th most common Wilkins
  3. is 528th most common Barr
  4. is 529th most common Rowe
  5. is 530th most common Clay
  6. is 531st most common Byrd
  7. is 532nd most common Gates
  8. is 533rd most common Daniel
  9. is 534th most common Wiley

Most Common First Names for Clay

Mary, Robert, James, Michael, Willie, John, Karen, Richard, Charles, Patricia

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 Illinois

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