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Clay

in Iowa

There are 305 people with the last name "Clay" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

NameRank
Clay 968
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  1. is 964th most common Mercer
  2. is 965th most common Dale
  3. is 966th most common Gould
  4. is 967th most common Kahler
  5. is 968th most common Clay
  6. is 969th most common Demoss
  7. is 970th most common Hesse
  8. is 971st most common Lawler
  9. is 972nd most common Vaske

Most Common First Names for Clay

Michael, Richard, Ronald, Steven, Calvin, David, Steve, Beverly, Carol, George

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 Iowa

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Michael Clay, IA (8 searches)
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