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Clay

in Louisiana

There are 1,123 people with the last name "Clay" in Louisiana.

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Ranking in Louisiana

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Clay 437
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  1. is 433rd most common Ware
  2. is 434th most common Pearson
  3. is 435th most common Hopkins
  4. is 436th most common Oubre
  5. is 437th most common Clay
  6. is 438th most common Curtis
  7. is 439th most common Rushing
  8. is 440th most common Le
  9. is 441st most common Brady

Most Common First Names for Clay

Clement, Mary, Joseph, John, Michael, Charles, Dorothy, Willie, James, Richard

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 Louisiana

Since June 2009
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Clement Clay, LA (9 searches)
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