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Clay

in Maine

There are 93 people with the last name "Clay" in Maine.

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Ranking in Maine

NameRank
Clay 2,056
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  1. is 2,052nd most common Skelton
  2. is 2,053rd most common Tinker
  3. is 2,054th most common Boulette
  4. is 2,055th most common Chamberlin
  5. is 2,056th most common Clay
  6. is 2,057th most common Derosier
  7. is 2,058th most common Drapeau
  8. is 2,059th most common Fallon
  9. is 2,060th most common Fleury

Most Common First Names for Clay

Bruce, Thomas, Arnold, John, Allen, Ashlee, Belinda, Blaine

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 Maine

Since February 2009
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Bruce Clay, ME (6 searches)
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