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Clay

in Minnesota

There are 306 people with the last name "Clay" in Minnesota.

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Ranking in Minnesota

NameRank
Clay 1,609
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  1. is 1,605th most common Baron
  2. is 1,606th most common Boone
  3. is 1,607th most common Berthiaume
  4. is 1,608th most common Burch
  5. is 1,609th most common Clay
  6. is 1,610th most common Gale
  7. is 1,611th most common Koester
  8. is 1,612th most common Mcdougall
  9. is 1,613th most common Mcneil

Most Common First Names for Clay

Robert, Donna, John, Christopher, Donald, Linda, Sheldon, Chad, Connie, Cynthia

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 Minnesota

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Robert Clay, MN (8 searches)
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