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Clay

in Maryland

There are 652 people with the last name "Clay" in Maryland.

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Ranking in Maryland

NameRank
Clay 795
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  1. is 791st most common Braxton
  2. is 792nd most common Pham
  3. is 793rd most common Langley
  4. is 794th most common Durham
  5. is 795th most common Clay
  6. is 796th most common Gaither
  7. is 797th most common Mathis
  8. is 798th most common Frye
  9. is 799th most common Mcknight

Most Common First Names for Clay

James, Robert, William, Mary, Michael, Linda, Joan, Karen, Leonard, Michelle

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 Maryland

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James Clay, MD (8 searches)
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