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Clay

in Massachusetts

There are 345 people with the last name "Clay" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

NameRank
Clay 2,193
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  1. is 2,189th most common Muniz
  2. is 2,190th most common Schmitt
  3. is 2,191st most common Veiga
  4. is 2,192nd most common Bender
  5. is 2,193rd most common Clay
  6. is 2,194th most common Mckenney
  7. is 2,195th most common Piper
  8. is 2,196th most common Song
  9. is 2,197th most common Vicente

Most Common First Names for Clay

Robert, David, John, Peter, Stephen, Brian, Linda, Mary, Thomas, William

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 Massachusetts

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Robert Clay, MA (9 searches)
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