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Clay

in New Hampshire

There are 157 people with the last name "Clay" in New Hampshire.

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Ranking in New Hampshire

NameRank
Clay 1,082
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  1. is 1,078th most common Pope
  2. is 1,079th most common Rossi
  3. is 1,080th most common Sanchez
  4. is 1,081st most common Boyer
  5. is 1,082nd most common Clay
  6. is 1,083rd most common Corrigan
  7. is 1,084th most common Laclair
  8. is 1,085th most common Lavalley
  9. is 1,086th most common Ortiz

Most Common First Names for Clay

Robert, Thomas, William, Denise, Diane, Douglas, Jada, Jennifer, Patrick

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 New Hampshire

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Robert Clay, NH (8 searches)
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